Crime Rates at Moorside Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6LU

Moorside Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 448 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 Moorside Avenue (PR2 6LU) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside Avenue (PR2 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Greenlands Crescent. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.