Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 1BS
How much crime is recorded in PR4 1BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Warton & Freckleton
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,422 (2024)
PR4 1BSPreston
How safe is PR4 1BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 1BS 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 1BSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.