Postcode district · Preston
Crime in PR3
How much crime is recorded in PR3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 64,238 (2024)
PR3Postcode district · Preston
How safe is PR3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
PR3National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.