Greyfriars, Preston: Safety
Safety
Greyfriars recorded 60.5 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025, well below the UK average of 88.6 and noticeably lower than most neighbouring neighbourhoods.
Crime fell from 67.3 per 1,000 in 2024 to 60.5 in 2025, a meaningful drop year on year. Anti-social behaviour, which made up the largest share of recorded incidents, also fell significantly over that period.
Compared to neighbouring Plungington, which recorded 167.8 per 1,000 in 2025, Greyfriars is considerably calmer. It also sits below the North West average of 70.9 per 1,000.
The downward trend across two full years shows a neighbourhood that's been getting safer, which is a positive signal for anyone considering buying here.
Source: police-recorded crime for Greyfriars ward (Lancashire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Greyfriars ward: Lancashire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Greyfriars ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
60.5
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
North West region average
99
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Plungington
167.8
Lower than
Cadley
74.3
Lower than
Preston Rural East
91.7
Lower than
Sharoe Green
113.7
Similar to
Preston Rural North
64.1
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Greyfriars ward and the North West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences38%39%
- Anti-social behaviour26%17%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Burglary5%3%
- Other theft5%5%
- Shoplifting4%6%
- Vehicle crime4%3%
- Public order3%8%
- Other crime3%2%
- Drugs2%5%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
