So you are thinking of moving to Preston in Lancashire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Preston is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Preston the land of milk and honey or are Leyland, Longridge and Penwortham a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Preston
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of August 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Preston. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Holme Slack | 209 |
| Fulwood | 203 |
| Brookfield | 192 |
| Ribbleton | 165 |
| Cadley | 111 |
| Frenchwood | 106 |
| Fishwick | 93 |
| Lower Penwortham | 84 |
| Walton-le-Dale | 46 |
| Higher Penwortham | 8 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Preston. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Preston. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Cadley (Best) | 11459/32845 |
| Greyfriars | 19726/32845 |
| Howick & Priory | 22216/32845 |
| Garrison | 22410/32845 |
| Plungington | 5711/32845 |
| City Centre | 5873/32845 |
| Fishwick & Frenchwood | 6116/32845 |
| Deepdale | 6498/32845 |
| Ashton | 8204/32845 |
| St Matthew's (Worst) | 867/32845 |
Blackpool (arsehole of the world)
Your Health in Preston
If you are thinking of moving to Preston, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Preston compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | 1.58% | 5.71% | 14.05% | 33.23% | 45.42% |
| Preston (Preston) | 1.32% | 4.74% | 13.26% | 34.12% | 46.56% |
| Chorley | 1.22% | 4.31% | 13.27% | 33.32% | 47.88% |
| South Ribble | 1.03% | 4.1% | 13.06% | 34.12% | 47.69% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Preston. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Preston. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Garrison (Best) | 12022/32845 |
| Greyfriars | 17493/32845 |
| Howick & Priory | 19932/32845 |
| St Matthew's | 2462/32845 |
| City Centre | 3025/32845 |
| Fishwick & Frenchwood | 4752/32845 |
| Plungington | 5256/32845 |
| Deepdale | 5281/32845 |
| Ashton | 8068/32845 |
| Cadley (Worst) | 9928/32845 |
Buckshaw village - it's becoming a vile place to be
Deprivation in Preston
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Preston. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Ashton (Best) | 12453/32845 |
| Cadley | 14762/32845 |
| St Matthew's | 1799/32845 |
| Garrison | 21673/32845 |
| Greyfriars | 26081/32845 |
| Howick & Priory | 29113/32845 |
| Fishwick & Frenchwood | 4192/32845 |
| Deepdale | 4581/32845 |
| City Centre | 4987/32845 |
| Plungington (Worst) | 7259/32845 |
Chorley (small insignificant sh*thole between Blackburn and Preston)
Blackpool (******** of the world)
Cleveleys: the morgue of Blackpool
Blackpool: Through the Rectum of the 5th horseman and out to Dante’s cesspit
Blackpool: The seaside slum of littered beaches and ****** benefit bums
Blackburn – Dear oh dear me
Buckshaw village – it’s becoming a **** place to be
Mawdesley. Home to every boss you hated.
Preston, Lancashire