Postcode district · Preston
Crime in PR5
How much crime is recorded in PR5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 55,671 (2024)
PR5Postcode district · Preston
How safe is PR5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR5, below 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
25.5
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).
PR5National
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary6.69.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.