Total Crime Rate

258.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lockside Office Park area has the 12th highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 60th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lockside Office Park (PR2 2YS) in the last 12 months was 258.4 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockside Office Park (PR2 2YS), the main crime hotspot is near Whinfield Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lockside Office Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whinfield Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staining Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Whinfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Maritime Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Staining Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whinfield Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Staining Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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