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Postcode district · Poulton-le-Fylde

Crime in FY6

How much crime is recorded in FY6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Wyre
Region
North West
Population
40,340 (2024)
Crime

How safe is FY6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY6, below 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

FY6National
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting7.18.4
Burglary4.39.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.74.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

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.

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