Total Crime Rate

447.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 447.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 223.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hornby Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 7th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornby Road (FY8 1LF) in the last 12 months was 447.3 per 1,000 residents and was 183.8% higher than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 101.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornby Road (FY8 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hornby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Back West Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back West Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avon Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royds Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Royds Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back West Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back West Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Astland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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