Crime in Preston, United Kingdom

Crime rates in Preston, United Kingdom

Level of crime
76.03 High
Crime increasing in the past 5 years
68.90 High
Worries home broken and things stolen
69.24 High
Worries being mugged or robbed
70.53 High
Worries car stolen
62.82 High
Worries things from car stolen
71.61 High
Worries attacked
69.85 High
Worries being insulted
74.64 High
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion
35.00 Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs
79.64 High
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft
72.96 High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery
69.58 High
Problem corruption and bribery
63.93 High

Safety in Preston, United Kingdom

Safety walking alone during daylight
37.82 Low
Safety walking alone during night
21.27 Low

Contributors: 74

Last update: 5 January 2026

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 5 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

  
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3 Comments so far
e on Apr 13, 2025:
i was student at uclan and not once felt unsafe. Maybe Greater Preston is worse but if you live central as uni student then you'll be fine. Worse i saw was the chav teenagers just being imbeciles but never saw any gangs.
David on Nov 04, 2022:
There's been to many shootings in this year alone what are the police doing
Goon Loon on May 11, 2021:
Don't feel that safe in parts of Preston gangs are definitely getting worse here