Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 131.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in St Matthew's , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ribbleton Avenue (PR1 5RY) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbleton Avenue (PR1 5RY), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ribbleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxley Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Delaware Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxley Road North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Calverley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acregate Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorn Street —
Apr 2026Public order Thorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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