Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ferns area has the 59th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 216th 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 The Ferns (PR2 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ferns (PR2 2BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladysmith Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ferns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ashley Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bulmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft De Lacy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5085 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5085 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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