Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 8NA
How much crime is recorded in PR5 8NA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bamber Bridge East
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,628 (2024)
How safe is PR5 8NA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 8NA 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
30.6
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 8NANational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 88% 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.