Crime Rates at Fir Trees Place, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6QJ

Fir Trees Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 77th highest crime rate of 447 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 Place (PR2 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 217.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Trees Place (PR2 6QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Road, where police recorded 234 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.