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Postcode sector · Preston

Crime in PR2 1

How much crime is recorded in PR2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Preston
Region
North West
Population
23,522 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR2 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR2 1, 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.210.7
Burglary9.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft4.64.5
Shoplifting4.58.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.54.6
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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