Crime Rates at Ellerbeck Avenue, Ribbleton, Preston, PR2 6XL

Ellerbeck Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 90th 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 Ellerbeck Avenue (PR2 6XL) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellerbeck Avenue (PR2 6XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfield Drive, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathfield Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.