Council areas

Council areas in the Lancashire Constabulary area by crime rate

14 council areas ranked by published street-crime records per 1,000 residents counted in the Census 2021, September 2025 to August 2026, as each council area's page shows them.

Updated October 2026.

All council areas in England and Wales London boroughs

Ranked by published crime rate

This ranks rates, not safety. A residents-only rate reads high where many people visit and few live. Each record counts for the council area of its nearest postcode, so counts near a boundary are indicative, and police locations are approximate. How this ranking is built.

Rank of 14	Council area	Per 1,000	Records
1	Blackpool 141,106 residents	187.2	26,419
2	Burnley 94,542 residents	148.4	14,029
3	Preston 147,864 residents	140.4	20,765
4	Hyndburn 82,163 residents	130.1	10,691
5	Blackburn with Darwen 154,818 residents	115.4	17,863
6	Lancaster 142,852 residents	98.5	14,068
7	Pendle 95,837 residents	96.2	9,224
8	Rossendale 70,813 residents	89.8	6,357
9	Wyre 111,772 residents	82.6	9,230
10	Chorley 117,674 residents	80.5	9,477
11	South Ribble 110,971 residents	80.1	8,884
12	Fylde 81,359 residents	74.1	6,025
13	West Lancashire 117,347 residents	64.0	7,509
14	Ribble Valley 61,757 residents	54.1	3,338

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For one council area's months, categories and trend, open its page from the table or from crime by council area. For all 43 forces added up, see England and Wales crime statistics.