Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Public order 35.9 10/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Grindlestone Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Preston Rural East , and the 98th 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 Grindlestone Court (PR3 2AT) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% higher than the Preston Rural East average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grindlestone Court (PR3 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Cameron Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grindlestone Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joyce Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmour Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmour Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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