Greyfriars vs Samlesbury & Walton

Greyfriars has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,050 crimes in the last 12 months. Samlesbury & Walton has a safety score of 93/100 (Very Safe) with 24 crimes. Samlesbury & Walton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Greyfriars shows a year-on-year crime trend of +79.8% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Samlesbury & Walton shows -36.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Greyfriars, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (457 incidents). In Samlesbury & Walton, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (6 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Greyfriars recorded 191 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Samlesbury & Walton recorded 6. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Greyfriars totalled 457 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 5 in Samlesbury & Walton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Greyfriars recorded 584 crimes (now 1,050, a change of +79.8%). Samlesbury & Walton recorded 38 crimes previously (now 24, -36.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Greyfriars has a resolution rate of 22.6% and Samlesbury & Walton has 50%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Greyfriars falls within the Lancashire Constabulary boundary. Samlesbury & Walton is covered by Lancashire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Greyfriars and Samlesbury & Walton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.