Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 3ZA
How much crime is recorded in PR4 3ZA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick, Singleton & Weeton
- Council
- Fylde
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
PR4 3ZAPreston
How safe is PR4 3ZA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 3ZA 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3ZANational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.