Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 7AF
How much crime is recorded in PR1 7AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plungington & University
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
PR1 7AFPreston
How safe is PR1 7AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 7AF 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
36.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 7AFNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Burglary5.79.1
Other theft5.34.5
Possession of weapons2.50.9
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.22.4
Public order2.14.6
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Shoplifting1.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.