This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.32 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Preston
Crime trends · Preston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
354
YoY +8%
ASB
100
YoY -68%
Vehicle Crime
44
YoY +29%
Burglary
14
YoY -58%
Criminal damage
76
YoY +9%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
35
YoY +52%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · vehicle crime rising
831
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Preston
Ethnicity
Total residents: 147,811
White Brit.66.1%
Indian12.9%
Other White5.6%
Pakistani5.1%
African1.6%
+ 3 other groups · 8.7%
Religion
Total residents: 147,887
Christian47.6%
No religion26.3%
Muslim16.1%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 147,918
35–4919.0%
50–6417.9%
25–3414.7%
20–248.5%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%
Households
Total households: 59,711
Other21.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
