Crime Rates at Hampstead Road, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6DN

Hampstead Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 147th 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 Hampstead Road (PR2 6DN) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampstead Road (PR2 6DN), the main crime hotspot is near Tennyson Mill Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.