Total Crime Rate

446.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

143.4 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 446.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 204.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 143.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Meadowcroft area has the 7th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 8th 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 Meadowcroft (FY8 3BF) in the last 12 months was 446.7 per 1,000 residents and was 204.1% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 143.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowcroft (FY8 3BF), the main crime hotspot is near Meadowcroft. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowcroft Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Meadowcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft —
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Data Sources

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