Crime Rates at West Meadow, Lea, Preston, PR2 1YX

West Meadow area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Meadow (PR2 1YX) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Meadow (PR2 1YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alder Coppice, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnside Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.