Total Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bourne , and the 15th lowest 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 Laurel Drive (FY5 5EX) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Bourne average (104.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Drive (FY5 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheryl Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ascot Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bourne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beechwood Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Paddock | Under investigation |
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