Crap Towns / Preston / Crime

How much crime is there in Preston?

The police recorded 133 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Preston from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 56.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 134, down from 135 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	135	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	130	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	134	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	56.1	34.1
Shoplifting	13.7	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.4	7.0
Other theft	10.3	5.4
Public order	9.8	6.6
Vehicle crime	7.7	3.8
Burglary	5.5	3.1
Drugs	5.5	2.4
Other crime	3.8	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.3	0.8
Bicycle theft	2.3	0.5
Robbery	2.0	0.6
Theft from the person	1.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Preston	–	133
Leyland	8.5 km	73.8
Cottam	5.1 km	70.3
Bamber Bridge	5.0 km	69.1
Kirkham	11.2 km	65.2
Fulwood	2.4 km	61.9
Longridge	9.0 km	57.8
Penwortham	3.7 km	45.2
Euxton	11.1 km	35.8
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	13.0 km	27.1
Longton	8.5 km	25.4
The typical town	–	76.2