Postcode · Thornton-Cleveleys
Crime in FY5 5BB
How much crime is recorded in FY5 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton East & Carleton West
- Council
- Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
How safe is FY5 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the FY5 5BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
FY5 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary3.29.1
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.