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Crime in Wyre by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,555crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+14%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Great Ecclestonlowest rate33.2 per 1,000 a year
71.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Normoss (-12%), Poulton-le-Fylde (-4%) and Garstang (0%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Knott End-on-SeaFY6 · 15,898 residents 136.9▲ 4%violence
2FleetwoodFY7 · 23,299 residents 134.6▲ 10%violence
3HighfurlongFY3 · 10,302 residents 127▲ 3%violence
4NormossFY3 · 6,412 residents 125.4▼ 12%violence
5CarletonFY6 · 6,840 residents 108.8▲ 16%shoplifting
6Poulton-le-FyldeFY6 · 23,813 residents 93.6▼ 4%violence
7BowgreavePR3 · 2,424 residents 90.8▲ 6%violence
8CleveleysFY5 · 35,724 residents 85.3▲ 22%violence
9ThorntonFY5 · 46,765 residents 81.3▲ 17%violence
10CatterallPR3 · 2,749 residents 71.3▲ 7%violence
11HambletonFY6 · 2,939 residents 70.8▲ 53%violence
12HardhornFY6 · 3,811 residents 64▼ 29%violence
13Little CarletonFY6 · 5,511 residents 56.6▼ 24%violence
14FortonPR3 · 2,335 residents 49.7▲ 107%violence
15PreesallFY6 · 2,832 residents 49.4▼ 27%violence
16GarstangPR3 · 9,040 residents 45.60%violence
17PillingPR3 · 2,628 residents 44.1▲ 53%violence
18StalmineFY6 · 1,704 residents 39.9▲ 31%violence
19CabusPR3 · 1,667 residents 36–violence
20Great EcclestonPR3 · 2,527 residents 33.2▼ 9%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Wyre have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Great Eccleston, Cabus, Stalmine, Pilling and Garstang.

Which areas of Wyre have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Knott End-on-Sea, Fleetwood, Highfurlong, Normoss and Carleton.

Is crime going up or down in Wyre?

Across Wyre, 2,555 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 14% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.