Crime Rates at Badgers Croft, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6NW

Badgers Croft area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Badgers Croft (PR2 6NW) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badgers Croft (PR2 6NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.