Total Crime Rate

153.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Avon Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brock with Catterall , and the 64th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avon Close (PR3 0EE) in the last 12 months was 153.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.6% higher than the Brock with Catterall average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Close (PR3 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Calder Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbank Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornbank Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beecham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beecham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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