Crime Rates at Franklands Drive, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6RX

Franklands Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brookfield , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franklands Drive (PR2 6RX) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Brookfield average (163.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklands Drive (PR2 6RX), 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.