Crime Rates at Blackpool Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1EQ

Blackpool Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 123.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grosvenor Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near First Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.