Total Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurstway area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hurstway (PR2 9TT) in the last 12 months was 11.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstway (PR2 9TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greenway, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hurstway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menai Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Greenway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Janice Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janice Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Janice Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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