Crime Rates at Ribbleton Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6QP

Ribbleton Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 222nd lowest 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 Ribbleton Avenue (PR2 6QP) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribbleton Avenue (PR2 6QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenlands Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chatburn Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.