Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 9BD
How much crime is recorded in PR1 9BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Penwortham South
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
PR1 9BDPreston
How safe is PR1 9BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 9BD 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
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9BDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Public order4.04.6
Burglary3.69.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.