Crime Rates at Waverley Gardens, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6NR

Waverley Gardens area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 213th lowest 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 Waverley Gardens (PR2 6NR) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Gardens (PR2 6NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belmont Crescent, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.