Total Crime Rate
90.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Mall area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 217th lowest 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 The Mall (PR2 6DU) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Mall (PR2 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Crescent, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ravenswood (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ribbleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belmont Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Belmont Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Moorcroft Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ravenswood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hesketh Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesketh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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