Preston
Local authority district
86.8/1,000
Low
Crimes (annualised)
12,473
Population
143,710
LAD crime rate
86.8 /1,000
National band
3 / 10
Window: 2025-04 → 2026-03 · Source: data.police.uk recorded crimes · Population: ONS LSOA mid-year estimates · National band scale from England & Wales LAD distribution
Wards in Preston (16)
- St Matthew'sPopulation 10,942225.9 /1,000Very high
- RibbletonPopulation 8,350173.9 /1,000High
- PlungingtonPopulation 12,256170.7 /1,000High
- DeepdalePopulation 9,609145.7 /1,000Moderate
- BrookfieldPopulation 8,997113.4 /1,000Low
- Sharoe GreenPopulation 7,416111.7 /1,000Low
- Fishwick & FrenchwoodPopulation 9,546103.1 /1,000Low
- Preston Rural EastPopulation 8,21494.5 /1,000Low
- GreyfriarsPopulation 6,80384.7 /1,000Low
- CadleyPopulation 8,37672.7 /1,000Low
- Preston Rural NorthPopulation 4,77055.4 /1,000Very low
- AshtonPopulation 9,7130.0 /1,000Very low
- City CentrePopulation 12,4250.0 /1,000Very low
- GarrisonPopulation 9,0770.0 /1,000Very low
- Ingol & CottamPopulation 9,1430.0 /1,000Very low
- Lea & LarchesPopulation 8,0730.0 /1,000Very low
Other LADs in North West
- BlackpoolPopulation 139,446133.8 /1,000Moderate
- LiverpoolPopulation 496,833127.7 /1,000Moderate
- Blackburn with DarwenPopulation 149,696115.6 /1,000Moderate
- BurnleyPopulation 88,920114.6 /1,000Low
- PendlePopulation 92,112107.7 /1,000Low
- HyndburnPopulation 80,915101.7 /1,000Low
- KnowsleyPopulation 151,596100.9 /1,000Low
- RossendalePopulation 71,48286.0 /1,000Low
- St. HelensPopulation 181,42984.5 /1,000Low
- SeftonPopulation 277,65377.8 /1,000Low
- HaltonPopulation 130,40175.4 /1,000Low
- LancasterPopulation 144,72672.5 /1,000Low
- Cheshire West and ChesterPopulation 348,25269.9 /1,000Low
- ChorleyPopulation 118,85664.5 /1,000Low
- Cheshire EastPopulation 390,23664.4 /1,000Low
- CumberlandPopulation 274,03363.9 /1,000Low
- FyldePopulation 80,78063.6 /1,000Low
- South RibblePopulation 109,45658.6 /1,000Very low
- West LancashirePopulation 114,30652.7 /1,000Very low
- Ribble ValleyPopulation 60,35149.0 /1,000Very low
- WarringtonPopulation 211,90143.2 /1,000Very low
- SalfordPopulation 267,3950.3 /1,000Very low
- TraffordPopulation 238,1150.2 /1,000Very low
- BuryPopulation 190,9900.2 /1,000Very low
- ManchesterPopulation 561,7130.2 /1,000Very low
- OldhamPopulation 237,4360.2 /1,000Very low
- RochdalePopulation 222,4630.1 /1,000Very low
- StockportPopulation 293,8550.1 /1,000Very low
- TamesidePopulation 227,2860.1 /1,000Very low
- BoltonPopulation 287,5500.0 /1,000Very low