Crime Rates at Birkett Place, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6HH

Birkett Place area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 195th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkett Place (PR2 6HH) in the last 12 months was 102.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkett Place (PR2 6HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burholme Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marl Hill Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.