Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Blackpool Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 448 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 Blackpool Road (PR2 1QS) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Parkfield Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scholars Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scholars Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scholars Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Scholars Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Scholars Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkthorn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Crescent —
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Data Sources

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