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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in FY8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

FY8 recorded 321 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.83 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 6.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring70.37 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment321 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 6.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

321
trending_up +14.6% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.37per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,842

Within FY8 district

Fylde

55,067

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Meadowcroft Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Ribble Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Parking Area Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 10
10
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 4
9
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
St George'S Lane Map
total: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
7
Don Street Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
St George'S Road Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2
6
St Anne'S Road West Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Public order: 1
6
Fletcher Drive Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
321 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
118
36.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
68
21.2%
Shoplifting
34
10.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
26
8.1%
Public Order
21
6.5%
Burglary
17
5.3%
Other Theft
13
4.0%
Other Crime
8
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
7
2.2%
Drug Offences
4
1.2%
Robbery
3
0.9%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.6%

Crime Analysis: FY8

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in FY8 (36.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (21.2%) and Shoplifting (10.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in FY8 has fallen noticeably — by 6.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for FY8 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_up +14.6%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -6.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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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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