Crime Rates at Vicarage Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2BD

Vicarage Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cleveleys Park , and the 96th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Avenue (FY5 2BD) in the last 12 months was 109.1 per 1,000 residents and was 117.3% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Avenue (FY5 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Runnymede Avenue, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whiteside Way (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.