Total Crime Rate

939.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 939.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 156.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 60.9 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Other crime 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 1AX) 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 1AX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Douglas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swansea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tulketh Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rossall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Travers Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Blanche Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blanche Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dart Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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