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Postcode district · Preston

Crime in PR2

How much crime is recorded in PR2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Preston
Region
North West
Population
108,009 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR2, broadly in line with 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PR2National
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Shoplifting4.98.4
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.74.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% 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.

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