Total Crime Rate

227.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.8 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 227.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Best Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 16th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Best Street (PR4 2JD) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 152.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Best Street (PR4 2JD), the main crime hotspot is near Smith Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Best Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lunesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gillow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkham And Wesham —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawlinson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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