Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 3UT
How much crime is recorded in PR2 3UT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fulwood
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,988 (2024)
PR2 3UTPreston
How safe is PR2 3UT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 3UT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3UTNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.14.6
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.