Is Preston safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Preston safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Preston scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Preston scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Preston: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (39/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Found at 53.8300° N, 2.7350° W within Lancashire, Preston is situated 312.4 km SE of London at an altitude of 34 m.
Lancashire
53.8300° N, 2.7350° W
34 m
Europe/London
141,801
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in United Kingdom
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Preston happened in July (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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