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Crime in PR4 5AZ

How much crime is recorded in PR4 5AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Longton & Walmer Bridge
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,011 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR4 5AZ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 5AZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5AZNational
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Violence and sexual offences6.323.6
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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