Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 0PH
How much crime is recorded in PR4 0PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broughton & Wychnor
- Council
- Preston
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,088 (2024)
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How safe is PR4 0PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 0PH 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 0PHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary4.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.