Total Crime Rate

131.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birkdale Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bourne , and the 82nd 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 Birkdale Close (FY5 5AN) in the last 12 months was 131.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkdale Close (FY5 5AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lambs Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkdale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambs Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambs Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairhaven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambs Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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