Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 35.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scarborough Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 272 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 Scarborough Road (FY8 3ER) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Scarborough Road (FY8 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadowcroft, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Croft (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scarborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitby Road β€”

Data Sources

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