Total Crime Rate

322.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 322.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birley Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 12th 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 Birley Street (PR4 2AT) in the last 12 months was 322.3 per 1,000 residents and was 258.6% higher than the Kirkham average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 146.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birley Street (PR4 2AT), 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 Birley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ancenis Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B5192 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5192 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Langton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Walks Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freckleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poplar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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