Crime Rate in Great Eccleston, ward

Great Eccleston has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Wyre district and the 2560th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 392nd lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Eccleston in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Wyre district average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Eccleston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Eccleston ward, the main local crime hotspot is near White House Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.