Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatham Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 269 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 Chatham Avenue (FY8 2RT) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatham Avenue (FY8 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kilnhouse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawson Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blundell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Formby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rodney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grenville Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leach Lane | — |
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