Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Lanterns area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 46th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Lanterns (FY6 7AD) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% higher than the Breck average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Lanterns (FY6 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ball Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Lanterns area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elletson Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Longfield Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithebarn Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Tithebarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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