Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Frobisher Drive area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frobisher Drive (FY8 2EW) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frobisher Drive (FY8 2EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anchor Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keswick Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchor Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchor Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchor Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anchor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Avenue | — |
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