Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wildings Lane area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wildings Lane (FY8 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wildings Lane (FY8 3RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowden Lane, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grassington Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wildings Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Roseacre Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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