Total Crime Rate
996.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
157.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garden Street 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 Garden Street (FY8 2AA) 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 Garden Street (FY8 2AA), 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.
View Crime In Kilgrimol| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Astland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ribble Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Street | — |
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