Total Crime Rate

438.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 438.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Drugs 58.4 10/10
  • Burglary 36.5 10/10
  • Other crime 36.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ribbleton Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 21st highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ribbleton Lane (PR1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 438.0 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the St Matthew's average (205.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 160.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbleton Lane (PR1 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Maitland Close. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ribbleton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mosley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilbraham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Goodier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribbleton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Goodier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goodier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilbraham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Portman Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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