Total Crime Rate

107.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (PR2 1EP) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (PR2 1EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colenso Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5411 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grosvenor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plumpton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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