Total Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larch Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Ashton , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Lane (PR4 0EN) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Lane (PR4 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Canberra Lane. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Swinside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canberra Lane Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotty Brook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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