Crime Rate in Ribbleton, ward

Ribbleton has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 wards in Preston district and the 877th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 83rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ribbleton in the last 12 months was 133.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Preston district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ribbleton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 452 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 546 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ribbleton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Rough Hey Road, with 88 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sulby Grove (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.