Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 151.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whinfield Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 119th 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 Whinfield Place (PR2 1NR) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinfield Place (PR2 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pedders Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whinfield Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whinfield Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staining Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staining Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedders Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedders Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinfield Place —
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Data Sources

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