Total Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 108.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elmhurst Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 59th 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 Elmhurst Road (FY8 3JH) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmhurst Road (FY8 3JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 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 Elmhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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