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Crime in PR4 3AP

How much crime is recorded in PR4 3AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kirkham & Wesham
Council
Fylde
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,776 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR4 3AP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR4 3AP area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

PR4 3APNational
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Public order3.64.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.52.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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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