Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Esher Pond area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 448 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 Esher Pond (PR2 3FR) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% higher than the Greyfriars average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 121.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Esher Pond (PR2 3FR), the main crime hotspot is near Garstone Croft. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Greyfriars| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garstone Croft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garstone Croft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garstone Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalfont Field | — |
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