Crime Rates at Watery Lane, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1AT

Watery Lane area has the highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watery Lane (PR2 1AT) in the last 12 months was 939.1 per 1,000 residents and was 490.7% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 226.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (PR2 1AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calder Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.