Crime Rate in Bourne, ward

Bourne has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Wyre district and the 1594th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 146th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bourne in the last 12 months was 104.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher than the Wyre district average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bourne’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 57.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -36.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 353 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bourne ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.