Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Exeter Place area has the 50th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 187th highest crime rate of 447 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 Exeter Place (PR2 1UX) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Place (PR2 1UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heywood Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salwick Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exeter Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Ballam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Savick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Salwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyndhurst Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staveley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staveley Place —
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Data Sources

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