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Crime in PR11 2

How much crime is recorded in PR11 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Preston
Region
North West
Population
1,342 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR11 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR11 2, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
9.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PR11 2National
Burglary9.79.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order2.34.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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