Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR3 2AT
How much crime is recorded in PR3 2AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimsargh & Goosnargh
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,141 (2024)
PR3 2ATPreston
How safe is PR3 2AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR3 2AT area, above 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
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
PR3 2ATNational
Violence and sexual offences36.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Public order9.44.6
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 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.