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Crime in PR2 5

How much crime is recorded in PR2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Preston
Region
North West
Population
17,166 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR2 5, 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
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.723.6
Burglary10.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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