Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garstang Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 183rd 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 Garstang Road (PR2 3EB) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garstang Road (PR2 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garstang Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jemmett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broughton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broughton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jemmett Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otway Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elliott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornthwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackenbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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