Total Crime Rate

197.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 197.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyle Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 40th 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 Argyle Road (FY6 7EW) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% higher than the Breck average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Road (FY6 7EW), the main crime hotspot is near Brockholes Crescent. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Old Squire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edenfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockholes Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockholes Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockholes Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Argyle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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