Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 1AJ
How much crime is recorded in PR2 1AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,509 (2024)
How safe is PR2 1AJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 1AJ 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
31.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
PR2 1AJNational
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary15.69.1
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.