Total Crime Rate
163.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Singleton Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 30th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Singleton Avenue (FY8 3JU) in the last 12 months was 163.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Singleton Avenue (FY8 3JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowden Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorland Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ashton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowden Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fisher Grove | Under investigation |
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