Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR2 9BQ
How much crime is recorded in PR2 9BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longsands
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,342 (2024)
PR2 9BQPreston
How safe is PR2 9BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR2 9BQ 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
9.8
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 9BQNational
Burglary9.79.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Public order2.34.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.34.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.