Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 6LT
How much crime is recorded in PR1 6LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Moor Park
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,029 (2024)
PR1 6LTPreston
How safe is PR1 6LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 6LT area, above 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
40.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
PR1 6LTNational
Violence and sexual offences33.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Burglary9.29.1
Other theft6.14.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.