Total Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 24.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Mellings Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mellings Lane (FY8 3DX) in the last 12 months was 24.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

In the area around Mellings Lane (FY8 3DX), 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 Mellings Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clover Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kilnhouse Lane Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Derwent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadowcroft Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Meadowcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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