Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 5RG
How much crime is recorded in PR5 5RG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lostock Hall
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,213 (2024)
How safe is PR5 5RG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 5RG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 5RGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.74.5
Burglary2.29.1
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.