Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 5RU
How much crime is recorded in PR5 5RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Farington
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
PR5 5RUPreston
How safe is PR5 5RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 5RU 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 5RUNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.