Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 8DP
How much crime is recorded in PR2 8DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cadley & College
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,556 (2024)
PR2 8DPPreston
How safe is PR2 8DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 8DP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 8DPNational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 68% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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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.