Total Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 104.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bowland Place area has the 26th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 57th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowland Place (FY8 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 104.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowland Place (FY8 3QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithy Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fallowfield Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowland Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sawley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fallowfield Road
Apr 2026Burglary Clitheroe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Settle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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