Total Crime Rate
460.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
281.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodside area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Rural North Fylde , and the 7th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodside (FY4 5PL) in the last 12 months was 460.3 per 1,000 residents and was 790.4% higher than the Rural North Fylde average (51.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 281.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodside (FY4 5PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wrea Green with Westby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holly Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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