Crime Rates at Hastings Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1EU

Hastings Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 447 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 Hastings Road (PR2 1EU) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Road (PR2 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dart Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.