Crime Rates at Water Lane, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2NL

Water Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (PR2 2NL) in the last 12 months was 9.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.3% lower than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (PR2 2NL), the main crime hotspot is near Tulketh Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.