Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westwood Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Avenue (FY7 7EW) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Mount average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Avenue (FY7 7EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastwood Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfield Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Westwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rutland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hatfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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