Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 8BE
How much crime is recorded in PR2 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookfield & Holme Slack
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,417 (2024)
PR2 8BEPreston
How safe is PR2 8BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 8BE area, 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
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8BENational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.