Crime Rates at Acacia Road, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6NQ

Acacia Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 190th 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 Acacia Road (PR2 6NQ) in the last 12 months was 109.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Road (PR2 6NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashgrove, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.