Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 4PB
How much crime is recorded in PR1 4PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Frenchwood & Fishwick
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,920 (2024)
PR1 4PBPreston
How safe is PR1 4PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 4PB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
PR1 4PBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other theft1.24.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.