Crime Rates at Stocks Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2JS

Stocks Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 55th 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 Stocks Road (PR2 2JS) in the last 12 months was 277.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stocks Road (PR2 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.