Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Ferns area has the 59th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 215th highest crime rate of 448 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 The Ferns (PR2 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ferns (PR2 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near A5085. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ferns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Ferns Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanbury Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atherton Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fazackerley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murdock Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladysmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hampton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inkerman Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A5085 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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