Crime Rates at Sion Hill, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6RN

Sion Hill area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 6th highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sion Hill (PR2 6RN) in the last 12 months was 1153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 635.9% higher than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 190.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sion Hill (PR2 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Road, where police recorded 234 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.