Total Crime Rate

198.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 198.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 272 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 Church Road (FY8 3BB) in the last 12 months was 198.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (FY8 3BB), the main crime hotspot is near Don Street. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Headroomgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Donnington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Don Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Irwell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Irwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goyt Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sefton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goyt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Goyt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goyt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Headroomgate Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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