Crime Rates at Ploughmans Court, Grimsargh, Preston, PR2 5HZ

Ploughmans Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston Rural East , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ploughmans Court (PR2 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% lower than the Preston Rural East average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ploughmans Court (PR2 5HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alyesbury Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexander Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.