Total Crime Rate
113.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Staveley Place area has the 45th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Staveley Place (PR2 1UD) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Staveley Place (PR2 1UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackpool Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Salwick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Formby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Staveley Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staveley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteholme Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteholme Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Formby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Formby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyndhurst Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackpool Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballam Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Inskip Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bartle Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsborough Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Formby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartmel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cartmel Place | Under investigation |
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