Postcode district · Thornton-Cleveleys
Crime in FY5
How much crime is recorded in FY5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Wyre
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 54,315 (2024)
How safe is FY5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
FY5National
Violence and sexual offences23.823.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.