Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Faulkner Crescent area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 118th highest crime rate of 272 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 Faulkner Crescent (FY8 3FL) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faulkner Crescent (FY8 3FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grassington Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Faulkner Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Commonwealth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodder Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Commonwealth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commonwealth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grassington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodder Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
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Data Sources

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