Crime Rates at Birch Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2HS

Birch Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cleveleys Park , and the 184th 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 Birch Avenue (FY5 2HS) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Cleveleys Park average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (FY5 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road West. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.