Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 6BF
How much crime is recorded in PR2 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookfield & Holme Slack
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,913 (2024)
PR2 6BFPreston
How safe is PR2 6BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 6BF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6BFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs3.22.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.