Wensley Fold — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Lancashire Constabulary area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Lancashire Constabulary neighbourhoods

Contact the team

email: bwd.npt@lancashire.police.uk

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Lancashire Constabulary's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

90 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (89): ▲ 1 (1%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences42 · 47%
Anti-social behaviour10 · 11%
Public order10 · 11%
Criminal damage and arson9 · 10%
Other theft9 · 10%
Burglary3 · 3%
Drugs3 · 3%
Possession of weapons1 · 1%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

68 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect30 · 44%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified22 · 32%
Awaiting court outcome8 · 12%
Local resolution8 · 12%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Anti-social Behaviour including the use of vapes additional substances, Road safety (E Bikes) Business crime.

We work to reduce youth antisocial behaviour at key locations in the town centre and this has included setting up a working group of key partners. As the use of vapes with additional substances is a contributing factor to antisocial behaviour, numerous warrants and enforcement visits with partners have taken place in an attempt to disrupt the sale of these vapes. We target roads identified by the community as being a concern to them. We also engage with local schools, and have carried out a number of e-bike operations.

Set: 2026-07-01