Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.2 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Sefton Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hardhorn with High Cross , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sefton Avenue (FY6 8BL) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Avenue (FY6 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stafford Avenue, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Truno Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highcross Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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