Total Crime Rate
110.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Medlock Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rossall , and the 94th 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 Medlock Place (FY7 8DF) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Rossall average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Medlock Place (FY7 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodder Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brock Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medlock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brock Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medlock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medlock Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medlock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golbourne Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medlock Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medlock Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rothwell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allen Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duddon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodder Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golbourne Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kentmere Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kentmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hodder Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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