Total Crime Rate

119.4 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 119.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Westwood Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 94th 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 Westwood Avenue (FY6 7EN) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Avenue (FY6 7EN), the main crime hotspot is near Brockholes Crescent. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edenfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Brockholes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moorland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edenfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A586 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fylde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fylde Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fylde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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