Kirkham, Fylde: Safety
Safety
Crime in Kirkham is higher than both the UK and North West averages, but it's heading in the right direction. Numbers dropped from 779 recorded crimes in 2024 to 758 in 2025, and the monthly average so far in 2026 is tracking even lower.
Anti-social behaviour and violent crime account for most of the recorded incidents here, which you'll see across many town centres in the region. Vehicle crime is a bright spot — it's notably low and has fallen sharply, with just 10 incidents in 2025 compared to 23 the year before.
It's worth putting this in context: neighbouring neighbourhoods like Rural East Fylde and Wrea Green with Westby actually record higher monthly averages than Kirkham. The downward trend across most categories is genuinely positive.
Source: police-recorded crime for Kirkham ward (Lancashire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Kirkham ward: Lancashire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Kirkham ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
96.1
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
North West region average
99
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Medlar-with-Wesham
67.5
Higher than
Rural East Fylde
69.8
Similar to
Wrea Green with Westby
99.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Kirkham ward and the North West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences36%39%
- Anti-social behaviour30%17%
- Criminal damage and arson10%8%
- Other crime7%2%
- Other theft4%5%
- Public order3%8%
- Shoplifting3%6%
- Burglary2%3%
- Drugs2%5%
- Vehicle crime1%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
- Robbery<1%1%
