Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirkstone Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Rossall , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkstone Avenue (FY7 8NN) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkstone Avenue (FY7 8NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newby Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thirlemere Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Patterdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossall Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Under investigation |
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