Postcode sector · Preston
Crime in PR3 5
How much crime is recorded in PR3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 19,033 (2024)
PR3 5Postcode sector · Preston
How safe is PR3 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR3 5, 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
21.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.
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