Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 147.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Coppice area has the 31st highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 123rd 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 The Coppice (PR2 3UL) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Coppice (PR2 3UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worthing Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovedale Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Coppice area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cantsfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashbourne Crescent —
Sep 2025Robbery The Coppice Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bexhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worthing Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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