Total Crime Rate

318.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 318.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poulton Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 11th highest crime rate of 272 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 Poulton Street (PR4 2AH) in the last 12 months was 318.4 per 1,000 residents and was 241.9% higher than the Kirkham average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Street (PR4 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langton Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poulton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clegg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fylde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fylde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fylde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clegg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Union Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5192 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5192 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft B5192 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fylde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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