Postcode · Preston
Crime in PR5 4PG
How much crime is recorded in PR5 4PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton-le-Dale
- Council
- South Ribble
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 998 (2024)
How safe is PR5 4PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR5 4PG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 4PGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Criminal damage and arson8.94.7
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.