Total Crime Rate

165.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haig Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 111th highest crime rate of 448 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 Haig Avenue (PR2 2BH) in the last 12 months was 165.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haig Avenue (PR2 2BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haig Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucklands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murdock Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Old Lancaster Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bucklands Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maynard Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maynard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brierley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eldon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norris Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linton Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Linton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Fieldings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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