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Crime in FY8 5

How much crime is recorded in FY8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Fylde
Region
North West
Population
14,592 (2024)
Crime

How safe is FY8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY8 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

FY8 5National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary5.19.1
Shoplifting3.18.4
Other theft2.14.5
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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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