Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 3FX
How much crime is recorded in PR4 3FX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clifton & Newton-with-Scales
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
PR4 3FXPreston
How safe is PR4 3FX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 3FX 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 3FXNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft2.04.5
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% 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.