Total Crime Rate

164.0 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 164.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Other crime 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Princes Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rossall , and the 58th 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 Princes Way (FY7 8DB) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% higher than the Rossall average (104.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Way (FY7 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Rede Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Golbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Golbourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Golbourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Golbourne Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brathay Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crake Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Honister Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leven Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leven Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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