Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grassington Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 34th 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 Grassington Road (FY8 3QE) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grassington Road (FY8 3QE), the main crime hotspot is near Grassington Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grassington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clitheroe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Settle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whalley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Main Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Main Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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