Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 1TH
How much crime is recorded in PR2 1TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashton-on-Ribble & Larches
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,406 (2024)
PR2 1THPreston
How safe is PR2 1TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 1TH area, below 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 1THNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.64.6
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery1.01.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.