Total Crime Rate

996.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 996.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 408.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 337.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Public order 32.2 10/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
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

St Annes Road West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 269 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 St Annes Road West (FY8 1SB) in the last 12 months was 996.8 per 1,000 residents and was 578.6% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Annes Road West (FY8 1SB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Annes Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ribble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street
Apr 2026Public order Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ribble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ribble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douglas Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Royds Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Royds Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royds Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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