Total Crime Rate

174.7 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 174.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 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

Leyburn Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cleveleys Park , and the 53rd 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 Leyburn Avenue (FY7 8HG) in the last 12 months was 174.7 per 1,000 residents and was 224.1% higher than the Cleveleys Park average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Avenue (FY7 8HG), the main crime hotspot is near The Croft. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leyburn Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Whinfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Croft
Sep 2025Drugs The Croft Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Toronto Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Toronto Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A587 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A587
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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