Annual crime rate in Preston postcode area is 2.1 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, Preston's rate is at 115% as of July 2024.Other crime makes up 2.0% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. The total number of "other crime" is 1.1k, and this number has increased by 4.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2023 - May 2024.
| Preston postcode area | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 1.9 |
| 115% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 2.0% | share of all crimes | 1.8% |
| 1.1k | crimes reported | 105k |
| 4.1% | annual change | -0.7% |
Crime rate ranking : 32. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas
The total number of "other crime" is 1.1k, and this number has increased by 4.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2023 - May 2024. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between June 2023 - May 2024 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.
+4.1% annual change, crime is increasing
1.1k crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2011 to May 2024.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2019 till 2023.
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