Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grasmere Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston , and the 388th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

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 Grasmere Avenue (HA9 8TF) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% higher than the Preston average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Avenue (HA9 8TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Preston Waye, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arnside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Waye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silverholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Logan Road
Apr 2026Drugs Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Preston Waye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Preston Waye Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverholme Close
Apr 2026Burglary Preston Waye Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manning Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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