Total Crime Rate

304.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 304.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heywood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 38th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heywood Road (PR2 1UE) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 124.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heywood Road (PR2 1UE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heywood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Salwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staveley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staveley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Formby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Formby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Formby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preesall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preesall Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ballam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inskip Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteholme Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteholme Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilsborough Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cartmel Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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