Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 4LT
How much crime is recorded in PR5 4LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton-le-Dale
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,189 (2024)
PR5 4LTPreston
How safe is PR5 4LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 4LT area, well 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4LTNational
Burglary15.59.1
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.