Total Crime Rate

371.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 371.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 13th 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 Church Street (FY6 7AP) in the last 12 months was 371.0 per 1,000 residents and was 266.8% higher than the Breck average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (FY6 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elletson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Longfield Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tithebarn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tithebarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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