Crime Rates at Blackpool Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 1XH

Blackpool Road area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 1XH) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 1XH), 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.