Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 5LN
How much crime is recorded in PR4 5LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton & Walmer Bridge
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,320 (2024)
PR4 5LNPreston
How safe is PR4 5LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 5LN 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 5LNNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Burglary1.19.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.