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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LA2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LA2 recorded 73 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.6 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 49.3% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 15.1% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring22.31 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment73 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 15.1% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

73
trending_up +28.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

22.31per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

1,118

Within LA2 district

Wyre

45,670

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other crime: 2
6
Monteagle Square Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other theft: 2
5
Russells Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Willey Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Hall Close Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Shopping Area Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Melling Brow Map
total: 2 Other theft: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Farriers Yard Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Lune View Park Map
total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Vehicle crime: 1
2
Penny Stone Road Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
73 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
36
49.3%
Other Theft
12
16.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
10
13.7%
Vehicle Crime
5
6.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
4
5.5%
Other Crime
2
2.7%
Public Order
2
2.7%
Theft from Person
1
1.4%
Drug Offences
1
1.4%

Crime Analysis: LA2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LA2 (49.3%). Other Theft (16.4%) and Anti-social Behaviour (13.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LA2 has fallen sharply — by 15.1%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LA2 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 +28.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -15.1%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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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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