Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2YR

Waterloo Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 164th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (PR2 2YR) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (PR2 2YR), the main crime hotspot is near Calder Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.