Total Crime Rate
79.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gladstone Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bourne , and the 128th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gladstone Way (FY5 3TL) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% lower than the Bourne average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gladstone Way (FY5 3TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchorsholme Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Victoria & Norcross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rockville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Idlewood Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Norman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penswick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Anchorsholme Lane | Under investigation |
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