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

Derry Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 214th highest crime rate of 448 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 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derry Road (PR2 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenlands Crescent, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatburn Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.