Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 3PB
How much crime is recorded in PR4 3PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick, Singleton & Weeton
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,672 (2024)
PR4 3PBPreston
How safe is PR4 3PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 3PB 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
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 3PBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other crime1.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.