Crime in Poulton-le-Fylde
Recorded crime in Poulton-le-Fylde is 0.8 times the Wyre average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 19%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde: about 15,294 residents in 18 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 7.4/10Good
- 5-year change
- +19%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the Wyre average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde.
Crime over 5 years
Up 19% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Poulton-le-Fylde, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the Wyre average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 71% of the harm here
- Burglary: 14% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Wyre (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Wyre council area, not only Poulton-le-Fylde. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 100 | 0.84 | Down 34% |
| Cars broken into | 118 | 0.99 | Down 31% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 444 | 3.7 | Down 14% |
| Burglary of homes | 149 | 1.3 | Up 14% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in FY6
In FY6, the postcode district at the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 742 | 7% | 11% | 65% | 9% | 7% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 142 | 4% | 6% | 35% | 48% | 7% |
| Other theft | 112 | 4% | 4% | 33% | 54% | 5% |
| Public order | 98 | 4% | 12% | 56% | 21% | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 98 | 8% | 3% | 15% | 55% | 18% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 76 | 8% | 3% | 11% | 74% | 5% |
| Other crime | 68 | 4% | 4% | 68% | 15% | 9% |
| Burglary | 51 | 4% | 4% | 16% | 67% | 10% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 8% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Wyre, 2023 to 2025: 190 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 69 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 10 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.6 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 36% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 2.7 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 21.7 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 3.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.1 |
| Public order | 2.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.6 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 |
Postcode districts in Poulton-le-Fylde
Nearby towns
Council: Wyre
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Questions about crime in Poulton-le-Fylde
- Is Poulton-le-Fylde a safe place to live?
- Poulton-le-Fylde scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the Wyre average.
- Is crime going up or down in Poulton-le-Fylde?
- Up 19% over 5 years, from 796 recorded crimes a year to 944.
- What is the most common crime in Poulton-le-Fylde?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 22 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Poulton-le-Fylde compare with Wyre?
- Crime severity in Poulton-le-Fylde is 0.8 times the Wyre average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Poulton-le-Fylde?
- In FY6, the postcode district at the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde, 7% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 26% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Poulton-le-Fylde?
- Of 51 burglaries reported in FY6, the postcode district at the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde between September 2024 and August 2025, 4% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 67% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Poulton-le-Fylde?
- In Wyre, the council area Poulton-le-Fylde is in, the police recorded 100 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents, down 34% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Poulton-le-Fylde?
- 444 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Wyre, the council area Poulton-le-Fylde is in, 3.7 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Poulton-le-Fylde last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Wyre, the council area Poulton-le-Fylde is in, against 1 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.