Crime Rate in Wyresdale, ward

Wyresdale has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Wyre district and the 3405th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 285th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wyresdale in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Wyre district average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wyresdale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wyresdale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near White Carr Lane, with 36 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Park/Open Space (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.