Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 9AZ
How much crime is recorded in PR1 9AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lostock Hall
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,365 (2024)
PR1 9AZPreston
How safe is PR1 9AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 9AZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 9AZNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.