Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 76.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 447 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 Ribbleton Lane (PR1 5EA) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the St Matthew's average (205.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbleton Lane (PR1 5EA), 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Isherwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eccles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bootle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crompton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bootle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poynter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fletcher Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Skeffington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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