Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR3 3BB
How much crime is recorded in PR3 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longridge South
- Council
- Ribble Valley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,070 (2024)
PR3 3BBPreston
How safe is PR3 3BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR3 3BB 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Other crime3.31.5
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.04.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.22.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 59% 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.