Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poulton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 40th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poulton Street (PR4 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Kirkham average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poulton Street (PR4 2AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Langton Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poulton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5192 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Turnberry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5192 —
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Data Sources

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