Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Buckingham Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Way (FY6 7UT) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Breck average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckingham Way (FY6 7UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Gardens Crescent, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carleton Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buckingham Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dover Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Orchards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Gardens Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Gardens Crescent
Sep 2025Public order Castle Gardens Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farnham Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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