Total Crime Rate
127.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sydney Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 45th 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 Sydney Street (FY8 1TR) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sydney Street (FY8 1TR), the main crime hotspot is near Don Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sefton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back North Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Donnington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bromley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back North Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back North Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Andrew'S Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back North Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Glen Eldon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Glen Eldon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glen Eldon Road | β |
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