Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middleton Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rossall , and the 97th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Avenue (FY7 8LT) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Rossall average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Avenue (FY7 8LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hodder Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staveley Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Middleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allen Way —
Apr 2026Public order Staveley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staveley Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlemere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodder Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newby Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossall Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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