Total Crime Rate

1031.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1031.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 390.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 234.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.3 10/10
  • Other theft 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Robbery 23.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • 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

Westgate Road area has the highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate Road (FY8 2TS) in the last 12 months was 1031.3 per 1,000 residents and was 602.1% higher than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 7.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 195.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (FY8 2TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howarth Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornsey Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stony Hill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windle Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Hornsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Brambles 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Windle Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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