Total Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 174.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hardhorn with High Cross , and the 51st 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 Elm Avenue (FY6 7SP) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 189.2% higher than the Hardhorn with High Cross average (60.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Avenue (FY6 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsay Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindsay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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