Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordstone Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Hambleton & Stalmine , and the 107th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fordstone Avenue (FY6 0EB) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 106.5% higher than the Hambleton & Stalmine average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordstone Avenue (FY6 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Grove. Police recorded 25 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 Fordstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Fordstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Unsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
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Data Sources

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