Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 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 143.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 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 6DA) 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 6DA), 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ipswich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Moorcroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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