Crime Rates at Derry Road, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6AX

Derry Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 150th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derry Road (PR2 6AX) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derry Road (PR2 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heathfield Drive, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatburn Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.