Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Rossendale Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 55th 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 Rossendale Road (FY8 3HY) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossendale Road (FY8 3HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmefield Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curzon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rossendale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Back Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyre Street —
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Data Sources

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