Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 8JJ
How much crime is recorded in PR2 8JJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cadley & College
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,715 (2024)
PR2 8JJPreston
How safe is PR2 8JJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 8JJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8JJNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary5.99.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.64.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.