Crime Rates at Gorse Grove, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6QR

Gorse Grove area has the 30th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 174th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Grove (PR2 6QR) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Grove (PR2 6QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenlands Crescent, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moira Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.