Total Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brock with Catterall , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (PR3 0RL) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Brock with Catterall average (56.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (PR3 0RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Memorial Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brock with Catterall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Memorial Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Memorial Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Memorial Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
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