Postcode · Thornton-Cleveleys
Crime in FY5 5PS
How much crime is recorded in FY5 5PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornton East & Carleton West
- Council
- Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,429 (2024)
FY5 5PSThornton-Cleveleys
How safe is FY5 5PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the FY5 5PS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5PSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Burglary4.49.1
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other crime1.21.5
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.