Total Crime Rate
103.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Conway Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Conway Drive (PR2 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% higher than the Greyfriars average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Conway Drive (PR2 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Garstone Croft. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Janice Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janice Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nine Elms | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Conway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Janice Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Menai Drive | — |
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