Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 149.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Greyfriars , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hurstway Close (PR2 9TU) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 204.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurstway Close (PR2 9TU), 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 Close 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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