Crime Rates at Ribbleton Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6BY

Ribbleton Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 130th 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 Ribbleton Avenue (PR2 6BY) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbleton Avenue (PR2 6BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burns Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.