Postcode district · Preston
Crime in PR11
How much crime is recorded in PR11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,213 (2024)
PR11Postcode district · Preston
How safe is PR11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR11, 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
PR11National
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary6.49.1
Shoplifting5.28.4
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.