Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broster Grove area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 95th highest crime rate of 269 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 Broster Grove (FY8 2FS) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 18.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broster Grove (FY8 2FS), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Drive North. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broster Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fletcher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howarth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles Under investigation
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Data Sources

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