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Postcode sector · Preston

Crime in PR2 0

How much crime is recorded in PR2 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Preston
Region
North West
Population
3,182 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR2 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 91.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR2 0, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
91.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
192
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).

PR2 0National
Violence and sexual offences78.523.6
Anti-social behaviour37.710.7
Burglary17.79.1
Drugs12.92.4
Public order12.54.6
Shoplifting10.48.4
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft8.54.5
Other crime4.61.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Theft from the person3.32.1
Robbery2.61.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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