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Crime in PR4 6

How much crime is recorded in PR4 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Population
12,128 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR4 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR4 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.54.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

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