Crime Rates at Navigation Way, Ashton On Ribble, Preston, PR2 2YY

Navigation Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 10th 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 Navigation Way (PR2 2YY) in the last 12 months was 795.2 per 1,000 residents and was 400.2% higher than the Ashton average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Navigation Way (PR2 2YY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.