Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR4 6FT
How much crime is recorded in PR4 6FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hesketh Bank & Tarleton
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,610 (2024)
PR4 6FTPreston
How safe is PR4 6FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 6FT 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
16.3
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 6FTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary1.99.1
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.41.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.