Total Crime Rate

1153.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.3 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 1153.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 783.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Grafton Road area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 6th 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 Grafton Road (PR2 6RT) in the last 12 months was 1153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 635.9% higher than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 190.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Road (PR2 6RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grafton Road, where police recorded 234 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grafton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunnerdale Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grange Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunnerdale Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sion Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lauderdale Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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