Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 0FA
How much crime is recorded in PR4 0FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lea & Marina
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,295 (2024)
How safe is PR4 0FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 0FA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 0FANational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order3.74.6
Other crime2.61.5
Other theft1.64.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.