Crime Rates at Ward Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 1BL

Ward Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cleveleys Park , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ward Avenue (FY5 1BL) in the last 12 months was 37.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Cleveleys Park average (50.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Avenue (FY5 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Runnymede Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derby Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.