Total Crime Rate

446.5 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 446.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 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

St Albans Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 8th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Road (FY8 1UY) in the last 12 months was 446.5 per 1,000 residents and was 183.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (FY8 1UY), the main crime hotspot is near Goyt Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goyt Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goyt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Donnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Headroomgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sefton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goyt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goyt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Irwell Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Headroomgate Road —

Data Sources

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