# Crime and justice in Fylde The north west of the North West. 86,689 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 166 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Fylde, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) ## Is Fylde safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fylde at a rate of 70.0 per 1,000 people. That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 516 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fylde. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,388), anti-social behaviour (1,510) and other crime (918). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Fylde was 80.1 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Recorded crime rate Fylde: **70.0 per 1,000** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Published 30 September 2026. In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fylde at a rate of 70.0 per 1,000 people. That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West. - Against North West: 24% lower (92.4 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Fylde: **516** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Fylde: **1,510** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/anti-social-behaviour?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Fylde: **171** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/burglary?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Fylde: **436** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/criminal-damage-and-arson?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Fylde: **94** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/drug-offences?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Fylde: **918** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/other-crime?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Fylde: **23** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/robbery?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Fylde: **319** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/shoplifting?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Fylde: **19** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/theft-from-the-person?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Fylde: **189** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/vehicle-crime?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Fylde: **2,388** (August 2026, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: Police.uk. Published 30 September 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/violence-and-sexual-offences?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-crime-violence ## Street-level crime Map point level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only. Source: Police.uk. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Fylde. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E07000119) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/fylde/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000119/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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