Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 2BL
How much crime is recorded in PR4 2BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton & Newton-with-Scales
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
PR4 2BLPreston
How safe is PR4 2BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 2BL 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
15.8
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 2BLNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Other crime8.31.5
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft3.04.5
Burglary2.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.14.6
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.