Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 37th highest crime rate of 269 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 Smithy Lane (FY8 3PG) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (FY8 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Worsley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clitheroe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallowfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Settle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whalley Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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