Total Crime Rate

795.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 795.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 426.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 170.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Other theft 34.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Princes Reach area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 10th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Reach (PR2 2GD) in the last 12 months was 795.2 per 1,000 residents and was 400.2% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Reach (PR2 2GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pedders Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Reach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Reach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Reach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Reach —
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Reach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedders Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pedders Way —
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Data Sources

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