Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 79.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Albans Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 80th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Road (FY8 1XD) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (FY8 1XD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Goyt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sefton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back North Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Donnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hove Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Don Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goyt Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goyt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goyt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back North Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Back North Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Irwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Back North Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Eldon Road β€”

Data Sources

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