Total Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Ashtongate area has the 51st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 188th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashtongate (PR2 1NF) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashtongate (PR2 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Salwick Place. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashtongate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salwick Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inskip Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbreck Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbreck Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norbreck Drive —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Norbreck Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Woodlands —
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Data Sources

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