Kirkham & Wesham
Middle areaEast Fylde. 13,105 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 14 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Kirkham & Wesham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kirkham & Wesham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kirkham & Wesham at a rate of 69.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.0 per 1,000 people across Fylde.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 394 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 205 |
| Other crime | 143 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 85 |
| Shoplifting | 30 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kirkham & Wesham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kirkham & Wesham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kirkham & Wesham at a rate of 69.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 70.0 per 1,000 people across Fylde.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kirkham & Wesham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (394), anti-social behaviour (205) and other crime (143).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Fylde
These figures are published for the whole of Fylde, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fylde and not Kirkham & Wesham alone. See Fylde
Kirkham & Wesham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kirkham & Wesham was £225,000 in 2025.
Kirkham & Wesham had 12,576 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Kirkham & Wesham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kirkham & Wesham, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.