Total Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grasmere Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Preston , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grasmere Avenue (HA9 8TN) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Preston average (61.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grasmere Avenue (HA9 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aston Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conway Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coniston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windermere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windermere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windermere Avenue | — |
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