Ashton ward · Preston. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 18% across Preston (10.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 31% here, compared with 22% across Preston (8.2 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.6% here, compared with 31.7% across Preston (4.9 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Ashton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
952 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,007 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Ashton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 95 mapped crimes in September 2024; 81 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ashton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
95
52
October 2024
97
39
November 2024
74
22
December 2024
76
24
January 2025
66
32
February 2025
80
37
March 2025
90
38
April 2025
90
53
May 2025
84
31
June 2025
102
34
July 2025
80
37
August 2025
73
48
September 2025
81
32
October 2025
86
49
November 2025
88
33
December 2025
68
27
January 2026
79
30
February 2026
59
9
March 2026
70
9
April 2026
93
12
May 2026
94
14
June 2026
72
17
July 2026
81
30
August 2026
81
18
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ashton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
343
shoplifting
109
criminal damage arson
96
vehicle crime
94
other theft
90
public order
55
bicycle theft
49
burglary
45
drugs
27
other crime
18
robbery
14
possession of weapons
10
theft from the person
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
