Total Crime Rate
4.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princes Way area has the lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 5th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Way (FY7 8AE) in the last 12 months was 4.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% lower than the Mount average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Princes Way (FY7 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Douglas Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Gate (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mount| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knowsley Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Honister Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leven Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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