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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in FY7: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

FY7 recorded 242 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 28.4% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring120.94 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment242 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 28.4% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

242
trending_down -6.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

120.94per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

864

Within FY7 district

Wyre

28,666

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Kentmere Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Stanley Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
Anchorage Road Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Kemp Street Map
total: 5 Drugs: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Dryden Road Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Rhyl Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Birnam Green Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 1
5
Petrol Station Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Shoplifting: 2
5
Back Cop Lane Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Public order: 1
4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
242 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
112
46.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
38
15.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
25
10.3%
Public Order
20
8.3%
Shoplifting
15
6.2%
Other Theft
12
5.0%
Drug Offences
11
4.5%
Burglary
4
1.7%
Other Crime
2
0.8%
Vehicle Crime
2
0.8%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: FY7

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in FY7 (46.3%). Anti-social Behaviour (15.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in FY7 has fallen sharply — by 28.4%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for FY7 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -6.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -28.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -2.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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