Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashburton Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashburton Road (FY1 2PF) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburton Road (FY1 2PF), the main crime hotspot is near Cheltenham Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Anthony'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Exchange Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Exchange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewtas Street —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Handley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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