Total Crime Rate

2727.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1370.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2727.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1370.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1103.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 713.6 10/10
  • Public order 211.3 10/10
  • Other theft 164.3 10/10
  • Drugs 145.5 10/10
  • Burglary 79.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.0 10/10
  • Other crime 42.3 10/10
  • Robbery 37.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
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

Grimshaw Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

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 Grimshaw Street (PR1 3DD) in the last 12 months was 2727.7 per 1,000 residents and was 594.6% higher than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 292 (≈ 1370.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimshaw Street (PR1 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grimshaw Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Driscoll Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Grimshaw Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Grimshaw Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Edmund Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hammond'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Blue Bell Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Pole Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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