Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 88.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dawson Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 269 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 Dawson Road (FY8 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Road (FY8 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cudworth Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Blundell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grenville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leach Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Formby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Calder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Road Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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