Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 4BE
How much crime is recorded in PR5 4BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton-le-Dale
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,380 (2024)
PR5 4BEPreston
How safe is PR5 4BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 4BE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
PR5 4BENational
Shoplifting27.58.4
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.24.6
Burglary1.79.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.