Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR3 0QA
How much crime is recorded in PR3 0QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Garstang & Catterall
- Council
- Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,237 (2024)
How safe is PR3 0QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR3 0QA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
PR3 0QANational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.