Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 0BN
How much crime is recorded in PR4 0BN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broughton & Wychnor
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,217 (2024)
PR4 0BNPreston
How safe is PR4 0BN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 0BN area, well 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
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
PR4 0BNNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary10.69.1
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.61.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% 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.