Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 0EW
How much crime is recorded in PR4 0EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broughton & Wychnor
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,547 (2024)
PR4 0EWPreston
How safe is PR4 0EW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 0EW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 0EWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.