Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 5LL
How much crime is recorded in PR5 5LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lostock Hall
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,025 (2024)
PR5 5LLPreston
How safe is PR5 5LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 5LL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
PR5 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.04.6
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.