Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leighton Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 78th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Avenue (FY7 8BP) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Mount average (128.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Avenue (FY7 8BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Esk Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwent Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Honister Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kingfisher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beach Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowsley Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingfisher Way —
Sep 2025Other theft West Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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