PR4 has an annual crime rate of 42.65 per 1,000 residents based on Police.uk data for April 2026. Safety levels vary across different wards and neighbourhoods. Use the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a granular local picture of crime patterns across the area.

What is the crime rate in PR4?

As of April 2026, PR4 has an annual crime rate of 42.65 per 1,000 residents, based on 264 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

What is the most common crime in PR4?

The most common crime type in PR4 is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 126 incidents in April 2026 — 47.7% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the PR4 local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PR4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PR4 recorded 264 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.75 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 33.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring42.65 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment264 crimes recorded in April 2026
trending_downCrime down 33.7% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

264

trending_down -12.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

42.65per 1k

Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,122

Within PR4 district

Wyre

95,921

Estimated population

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
Supermarket Map	total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1	6
Police Station Map	total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1	5
Ash Court Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5
Prison Map	total: 5 Other crime: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1	5
Lea Green Drive Map	total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1	5
Parking Area Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 1	4
Carr Road Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Possession of weapons: 1	4
Brooklawns Map	total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1	4
Willow Hey Map	total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4	4
Harvester Drive Map	total: 3 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1	3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

264 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

126

47.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

12.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

9.5%

Other Theft

6.4%

Public Order

5.7%

Other Crime

4.5%

Burglary

3.0%

Drug Offences

2.7%

Vehicle Crime

2.3%

Shoplifting

2.3%

Bicycle Theft

1.1%

Weapons Possession

1.1%

Robbery

0.4%

Theft from Person

0.4%

Crime Analysis: PR4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PR4 (47.7%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.5%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PR4 has fallen sharply — by 33.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PR4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -12.6%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -33.7%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -3.2%

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