# Crime and justice in Wyre The north of the North West. 120,528 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 282 square kilometres. 13 layers about crime and justice for Wyre, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) ## Is Wyre safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wyre at a rate of 76.6 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, 839 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wyre. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,774), anti-social behaviour (1,860) and other crime (1,375). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Wyre was 84.9 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 Wyre: **76.6 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 Wyre at a rate of 76.6 per 1,000 people. That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West. - Against North West: 17% lower (92.4 per 1,000) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate?place=E07000128) · [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/wyre/crime#l-crime-rate ## Crime and anti-social behaviour Wyre: **839** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-count ## Anti-social behaviour Wyre: **1,860** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/anti-social-behaviour) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-anti-social ## Burglary Wyre: **235** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/burglary) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-burglary ## Criminal damage and arson Wyre: **658** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/criminal-damage-and-arson) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-damage ## Drug offences Wyre: **269** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/drug-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-drugs ## Other crime Wyre: **1,375** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/other-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-other ## Robbery Wyre: **41** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/robbery) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-robbery ## Shoplifting Wyre: **702** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/shoplifting) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-shoplifting ## Theft from the person Wyre: **25** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/theft-from-the-person) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-theft-person ## Vehicle crime Wyre: **293** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/vehicle-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-vehicle ## Violence and sexual offences Wyre: **3,774** (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=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/violence-and-sexual-offences) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/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 Wyre. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?place=E07000128) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime) · https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-street-crime ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/housing) (17) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000128/data?family=crime ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime#l-crime-rate. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/wyre/crime