Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 8EP
How much crime is recorded in PR5 8EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clayton Brook
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
PR5 8EPPreston
How safe is PR5 8EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 8EP 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
35.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 8EPNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Shoplifting14.58.4
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.