Total Crime Rate

288.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 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

Ribbleton Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 49th highest crime rate of 448 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 5EE) in the last 12 months was 288.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% higher than the St Matthew's average (199.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 95.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbleton Lane (PR1 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ribbleton Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dodgson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dodgson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dodgson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holman Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shakespeare Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levens Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rydal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rydal Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Emerson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sellers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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