Crime Rate in Greyfriars, ward

Greyfriars has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Preston district and the 3445th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 339th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Greyfriars in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Preston district average (148.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Greyfriars’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Greyfriars ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ridgeford Gardens. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.