Total Crime Rate

2694.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2694.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 957.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 892.0 10/10
  • Public order 145.5 10/10
  • Drugs 126.8 10/10
  • Other theft 117.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.9 10/10
  • Robbery 61.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 61.0 10/10
  • Burglary 47.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 32.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 448 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 2694.8 per 1,000 residents and was 543.5% higher than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 241 (≈ 1131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimshaw Street (PR1 3DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Central Bus And Coach Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grimshaw Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Place —
Sep 2025Public order Central Bus And Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St John'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Bus And Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holstein Street —

Data Sources

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