Crime Rates at Birchfield Drive, Longridge, Preston, PR3 3HP

Birchfield Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping , and the 39th highest crime rate of 200 local areas in Ribble Valley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birchfield Drive (PR3 3HP) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 243.2% higher than the Chipping average (26.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Drive (PR3 3HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humber Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.