Crime Rates at Heatherfield Place, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2DP

Heatherfield Place 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 Heatherfield Place (PR2 2DP) 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 Heatherfield Place (PR2 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Blanche Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.