Total Crime Rate
310.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
181.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026John Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bourne , and the 15th 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 John Street (FY5 4JA) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 208.4% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 181.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Street (FY5 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Brow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Stables | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Stables | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Street | — |
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