Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Miller Field area has the 46th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 177th 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 Miller Field (PR2 1XB) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Miller Field (PR2 1XB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Coppice, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Staveley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Staveley Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cartmel Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Coppice | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Coppice | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Alder Coppice | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bilsborough Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartmel Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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