Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 241.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 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

Yew Tree Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 29th 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 Yew Tree Drive (FY6 8FR) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 147.9% higher than the Breck average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yew Tree Drive (FY6 8FR), 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 Yew Tree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haweswater Drive Under investigation
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 Brockholes Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockholes Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockholes Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockholes Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Squire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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