Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 3LU
How much crime is recorded in PR4 3LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick, Singleton & Weeton
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,316 (2024)
PR4 3LUPreston
How safe is PR4 3LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 3LU area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3LUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary8.29.1
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.