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Crime in PR4 5JS

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

Neighbourhood
Longton & Walmer Bridge
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,384 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR4 5JS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 5JS 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft1.44.5
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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