Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR3 2BW
How much crime is recorded in PR3 2BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimsargh & Goosnargh
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,422 (2024)
PR3 2BWPreston
How safe is PR3 2BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR3 2BW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 2BWNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order4.04.6
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.