Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 0YN
How much crime is recorded in PR4 0YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton & Newton-with-Scales
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,777 (2024)
PR4 0YNPreston
How safe is PR4 0YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 0YN area, less than half 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 0YNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% 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.