Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 6NL
How much crime is recorded in PR2 6NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ribbleton
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,826 (2024)
PR2 6NLPreston
How safe is PR2 6NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 6NL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 6NLNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Other theft7.44.5
Public order4.34.6
Drugs4.02.4
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.