Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Ridge Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Preston , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Ridge Road (TQ3 1AD) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Preston average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Ridge Road (TQ3 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Ramshill Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ramshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pines Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramshill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dolphin Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dolphin Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pines Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pines Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ramshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pines Road —
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Data Sources

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