Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Copper Beech Lane area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 447 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 Copper Beech Lane (PR4 0EH) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copper Beech Lane (PR4 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near The Weald. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Copper Beech Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Birch Tree Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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