Crime Rates at De Lacy Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2AP

De Lacy Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 197th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around De Lacy Street (PR2 2AP) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around De Lacy Street (PR2 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worden Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.