Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Saxon Hey 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 Saxon Hey (PR2 3SR) 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 Saxon Hey (PR2 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5085, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Hey area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Fold Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cadley Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saxon Hey —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A5085 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beechwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5085 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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