Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR3 2ND
How much crime is recorded in PR3 2ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longridge North, Ribchester & Chipping
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,014 (2024)
PR3 2NDPreston
How safe is PR3 2ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR3 2ND area, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 2NDNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Burglary11.69.1
Shoplifting9.58.4
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.