Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 9JP
How much crime is recorded in PR1 9JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Penwortham South
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
How safe is PR1 9JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 9JP 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 9JPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Shoplifting9.28.4
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.89.1
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.