Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Links Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Road (FY8 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (FY8 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near St Andrew'S Road South. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Links Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bromley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derbe Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derbe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derbe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromley Road —
Sep 2025Robbery St Andrew'S Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairhaven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lightburne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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