Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 6FA
How much crime is recorded in PR5 6FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bamber Bridge East
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
How safe is PR5 6FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 6FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 6FANational
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.14.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.