Total Crime Rate

113.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellington Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (PR4 2JN) in the last 12 months was 113.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Kirkham average (93.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (PR4 2JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunny Bank, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lunesdale Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railway Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Railway Terrace Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkham And Wesham —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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