Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.7 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ambleside Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 63rd 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 Ambleside Road (FY8 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Road (FY8 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Press Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchor Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Press Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Press Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myerscough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Way —
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Data Sources

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