Total Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 17.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridings area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston Rural East , and the 198th highest crime rate of 447 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 The Ridings (PR3 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 101.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Preston Rural East average (88.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 244.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (PR3 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Croft —
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Data Sources

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