Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Egerton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Egerton Road (PR2 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Egerton Road (PR2 1AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Egerton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mariners Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mariners Way β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellerslie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ellerslie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Watery Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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