Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porter Street East area has the 12th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Kirkham , and the 83rd 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 Porter Street East (PR4 3AR) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porter Street East (PR4 3AR), 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 Porter Street East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dyer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porter Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawlinson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkham And Wesham —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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