Total Crime Rate

112.6 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 112.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowsley Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 55th 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 Rowsley Road (FY8 2NS) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowsley Road (FY8 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near Ribble Street. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ribble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribble Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Press Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back St George'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back St George'S Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ribble Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Press Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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