Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 1QU
How much crime is recorded in PR2 1QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,561 (2024)
How safe is PR2 1QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 1QU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 1QUNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Burglary20.29.1
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Other theft10.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.