Preston Rural East 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 from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 18% across Preston (14.3 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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.
Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 22% across Preston (12.2 percentage points lower).
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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 8.5% here, compared with 19.8% across Preston (11.2 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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 Preston Rural East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
676 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 535 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Preston Rural East 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: 38 mapped crimes in September 2024; 54 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 · Preston Rural East
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
38
10
October 2024
44
11
November 2024
34
17
December 2024
45
6
January 2025
54
19
February 2025
27
16
March 2025
44
14
April 2025
45
27
May 2025
52
12
June 2025
49
23
July 2025
63
37
August 2025
40
23
September 2025
40
12
October 2025
55
15
November 2025
39
24
December 2025
56
6
January 2026
67
11
February 2026
56
11
March 2026
60
8
April 2026
52
8
May 2026
75
7
June 2026
69
11
July 2026
53
14
August 2026
54
12
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Preston Rural East
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
391
public order
56
criminal damage arson
46
other theft
46
vehicle crime
37
burglary
34
other crime
27
drugs
17
shoplifting
11
possession of weapons
4
theft from the person
3
bicycle theft
3
robbery
1
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.
