Total Crime Rate
134.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grafton Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City Centre , and the 139th highest crime rate of 448 local areas in Preston .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Street (PR1 8JH) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the City Centre average (418.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grafton Street (PR1 8JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanley Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walton'S Parade (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In City Centre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Christ Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grafton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hind Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cliff Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cliff Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Cliff Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Cliff | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Langton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Osborne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christ Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Good Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lauderdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Good Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Good Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stanley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton'S Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton'S Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton'S Parade | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stanley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Christian Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauderdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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