Total Crime Rate

268.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.5 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 268.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • 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

Ribble Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ribble Court (PR1 8JW) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribble Court (PR1 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Good Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lauderdale Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ribble Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grafton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Langton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lauderdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ladyman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Portland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Good Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Public order Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hassett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Millstones Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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