Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 6YR
How much crime is recorded in PR5 6YR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gregson Lane & Coupe Green
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,743 (2024)
PR5 6YRPreston
How safe is PR5 6YR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 6YR area, 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6YRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Public order0.04.6
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.