Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birch Lane area has the 36th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bourne , and the 181st highest 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 Lane (FY5 4GS) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Bourne average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Lane (FY5 4GS), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Brow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eagle Brow Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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