How does Wyre's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?

Wyre ranks 224 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 106.3 per 1,000 is 29% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Wyre?

Wyre scores 96/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

What is the violence against the person rate in Wyre?

Police recorded 47.6 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Wyre in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.

What is the theft offence rate in Wyre?

There were 27.4 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Wyre in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.

Which police force covers Wyre?

Wyre falls within the Lancashire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Lancashire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.

Where does this Wyre crime data come from?

These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded crime rate in Wyre

Lancashire · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in Wyre and how does it compare with other areas?

Wyre (Lancashire) recorded 106.3 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 29% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 224 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 96/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

96/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — Wyre

Rank 224 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 106.3 offences / 1,000 residents

29% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.

Recorded crime / 1,000: 106.3
Total recorded offences: 12,425
vs CSP average: -29%
Gera Local Crime Index: 96 /100
National rank: #224 of 310
Population (ONS 2023): 117k

Offence breakdown — Wyre

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for Wyre, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence group	Rate / 1,000
Violence against the person	47.6
Theft offences	27.4
Criminal damage and arson	10.6
Public order offences	6.6
Drug offences	3.9
Robbery	0.6

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

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Showing top 14 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
Blackpool	Lancashire	266.2	6
Burnley	Lancashire	184.8	52
Preston	Lancashire	178.2	58
Hyndburn	Lancashire	170.2	72
Blackburn with Darwen	Lancashire	151.7	111
Lancaster	Lancashire	130.5	158
Pendle	Lancashire	122.6	175
Rossendale	Lancashire	115.9	193
Wyre(this page)	Lancashire	106.3	224
Chorley	Lancashire	101.7	233
South Ribble	Lancashire	101.0	235
Fylde	Lancashire	96.9	254
West Lancashire	Lancashire	85.5	282
Ribble Valley	Lancashire	67.0	308

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

Wyre crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in Wyre?: Wyre recorded 106.3 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (12,425 recorded offences across a population of 116,832), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does Wyre's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?: Wyre ranks 224 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 106.3 per 1,000 is 29% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Wyre?: Wyre scores 96/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in Wyre?: Police recorded 47.6 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Wyre in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in Wyre?: There were 27.4 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Wyre in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers Wyre?: Wyre falls within the Lancashire police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Lancashire at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this Wyre crime data come from?: These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Also see: Lancashire police force area crime rate (PFA level) and the Gera Liveability Index.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.