Total Crime Rate
48.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Links Gate area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 104th lowest 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 Links Gate (PR2 3RP) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Links Gate (PR2 3RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arnott Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechwood Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ord Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cadley Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Hey | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athelstan Fold | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beechwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Avenue | — |
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