Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Windermere Square area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 36th 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 Windermere Square (FY8 3BU) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

In the area around Windermere Square (FY8 3BU), 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 Windermere Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowcroft Offender given penalty notice
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 Meadowcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Meadowcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cudworth Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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