Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Beech Grove area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 126th 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 Beech Grove (PR2 1DU) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Grove (PR2 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ashton

Crime Over Time in Beech Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ellerslie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellerslie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ecroyd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hastings Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑