Plungington ward · Preston. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 44% here, compared with 22% across Preston (21.4 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 8.1% here, compared with 14.7% across Preston (6.6 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 16.2% here, compared with 19.4% across Preston (3.3 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Plungington ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,324 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,328 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Plungington ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 145 mapped crimes in September 2024; 102 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Plungington
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
145
55
October 2024
102
36
November 2024
101
30
December 2024
94
34
January 2025
117
40
February 2025
89
33
March 2025
133
75
April 2025
104
46
May 2025
119
49
June 2025
111
61
July 2025
109
53
August 2025
104
40
September 2025
110
49
October 2025
125
86
November 2025
115
42
December 2025
91
21
January 2026
95
26
February 2026
105
11
March 2026
108
19
April 2026
106
16
May 2026
136
20
June 2026
129
22
July 2026
102
17
August 2026
102
28
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Plungington
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
584
criminal damage arson
157
public order
105
vehicle crime
93
other theft
87
drugs
72
shoplifting
72
burglary
45
other crime
43
possession of weapons
26
robbery
19
bicycle theft
17
theft from the person
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
