Crime Rates at Fir Trees Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6PP

Fir Trees Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 180th 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 Fir Trees Avenue (PR2 6PP) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Trees Avenue (PR2 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Road, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sulby Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.