Total Crime Rate
812.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Albans Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 4th 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 St Albans Road (FY8 1UB) in the last 12 months was 812.2 per 1,000 residents and was 415.4% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 370.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Albans Road (FY8 1UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Don Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back North Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back North Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back North Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back North Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Irwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Irwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avon Street | — |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | St Annes-On-The-Sea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Annes-On-The-Sea | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sefton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back West Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Glen Eldon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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