Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

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 Beech Avenue (PR4 1BY) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Freckleton Village average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Avenue (PR4 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riversleigh Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riversleigh Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lytham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowfield Drive —
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Data Sources

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