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Crime in PR1 3SB

How much crime is recorded in PR1 3SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Preston Town Centre
Council
Preston
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,087 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR1 3SB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 3SB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PR1 3SBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Public order6.94.6
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs2.02.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Robbery1.51.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 44% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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