Postcode area · Preston
Crime in PR
How much crime is recorded in PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 598,832 (2024)
PRPostcode area · Preston
How safe is PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PRNational
Violence and sexual offences23.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.