Total Crime Rate
102.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bowland Road 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 Bowland Road (PR2 6HJ) 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 Bowland Road (PR2 6HJ), 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.
View Crime In Ribbleton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bowland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazelhurst Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birkett Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornley Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkett Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Burholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazelhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkett Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkett Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birkett Place | Under investigation |
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