Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR1 4QS
How much crime is recorded in PR1 4QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Frenchwood & Fishwick
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
PR1 4QSPreston
How safe is PR1 4QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR1 4QS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
62.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 4QSNational
Violence and sexual offences46.523.6
Anti-social behaviour28.610.7
Burglary13.69.1
Criminal damage and arson11.24.7
Drugs10.02.4
Public order8.94.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft5.54.5
Other crime4.11.5
Possession of weapons3.60.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.