Crime Statistics for Knott-End-on-Sea, Wyre, Lancashire, 2024

Crime statistics for Knott-End-on-Sea, Wyre

There were a total of 119 street level crime incidents in Knott-End-on-Sea in January 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Knott-End-on-Sea, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime44
Anti Social Behaviour23
Burglary15
Criminal Damage Arson13
Drugs5
Other Theft4
Public Order4
Vehicle Crime3
Shoplifting3
Possession Of Weapons2
Bicycle Theft2
Robbery1
All Crime119

Map of street level crime incidents in January 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Knott-End-on-Sea. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

How grim is your Postcode?

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.



Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Knott-End-on-Sea

We've taken the ten nearest places to Knott-End-on-Sea and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Knott-End-on-Sea has more crime than other surrounding areas.

LocationCrime Incidents
Trunnah (3.34 miles)179
Burn Naze (3.34 miles)179
Knott-End-on-Sea119
Pilling Lane (1.39 miles)17
Moor End (2.78 miles)11
Sower Carr (3.34 miles)11
Cold Row (2.78 miles)11
Hambleton (3.93 miles)10
Dam Side (3.1 miles)7
Pilling (3.1 miles)7

2.74%
of Preesall residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census



Where are the most violent places near Knott-End-on-Sea?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Knott-End-on-Sea and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

LocationViolent Incidents
Trunnah60
Burn Naze60
Knott-End-on-Sea44
Pilling Lane8
Sower Carr5
Dam Side5
Pilling5
Hambleton4
Moor End3
Cold Row3

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Knott-End-on-Sea?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Knott-End-on-Sea to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Knott-End-on-Sea compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Knott-End-on-Sea and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Knott-End-on-Sea is ranked #10.

#WardScore
1Pharos96
2Park78
3Mount77
4Warren64
5Rossall58
6Marsh Mill27
7Cleveleys Park26
8Pheasant's Wood26
9Stanah13
10Preesall13
11Hambleton & Stalmine12

Which road in Knott-End-on-Sea has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Knott-End-on-Sea with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Elterwater.

Last updated: January 2024
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