Crime Rates at Lowther Street, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2SN

Lowther Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 191st highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Street (PR2 2SN) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Street (PR2 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colenso Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.