Crime Rates at Ashness Close, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9FQ

Ashness Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashness Close (PR2 9FQ) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% lower than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashness Close (PR2 9FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tower Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Bank Row (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.