Total Crime Rate
91.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grasmere 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.
View Crime In Preston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arnside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Waye | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Silverholme Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Logan Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Waye | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Preston Waye | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Preston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverholme Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Preston Waye | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manning Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | First Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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