Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 95.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clitheroe Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 70th 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 Clitheroe Road (FY8 3QN) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clitheroe Road (FY8 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Grassington Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clitheroe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fallowfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Public order Clitheroe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sawley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sawley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fallowfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodder Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodder Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grassington Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Settle Place β€”

Data Sources

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