Crap Towns / Fulwood / Crime

How much crime is there in Fulwood?

The police recorded 61.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Fulwood from September 2023 to August 2026, 19% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 31.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 64.8, up from 60.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	60.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	60.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	64.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	31.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Other theft	4.9	5.4
Public order	4.4	6.6
Shoplifting	3.7	7.1
Vehicle crime	3.6	3.8
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Drugs	1.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Robbery	0.4	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Preston	2.4 km	133
Leyland	10.5 km	73.8
Cottam	3.4 km	70.3
Bamber Bridge	7.3 km	69.1
Kirkham	9.7 km	65.2
Fulwood	–	61.9
Longridge	9.0 km	57.8
Penwortham	5.0 km	45.2
Euxton	13.3 km	35.8
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	13.3 km	27.1
Longton	9.1 km	25.4
The typical town	–	76.2