Total Crime Rate

183.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brays Heys area has the 6th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bourne , and the 47th 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 Brays Heys (FY5 4BD) in the last 12 months was 183.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Bourne average (100.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brays Heys (FY5 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Knowsley Crescent. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brays Heys area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Knowsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bancroft Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patten Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patten Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Knowsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hastings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hulme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hulme Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B5439 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beeches Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawsons Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawsons Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knowsley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelsons Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springbank Avenue
Apr 2026Shoplifting Springbank Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Springbank Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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