Total Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Leicester Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brock with Catterall , and the 136th 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 Leicester Avenue (PR3 1FH) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leicester Avenue (PR3 1FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grizedale Avenue (5 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moss Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alpine Heights | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmsley Close | Under investigation |
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