Total Crime Rate
711.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
213.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cleveleys Park , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
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 Victoria Square (FY5 1BD) in the last 12 months was 711.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1316.5% higher than the Cleveleys Park average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 213.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Square (FY5 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Bispham Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Jubilee| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brighton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Lane | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ward Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rough Lea Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Drive West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Slater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Drive West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritherham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bispham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bispham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brighton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St David'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St David'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bispham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bispham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bispham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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