Total Crime Rate

76.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 76.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heyhouses Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 89th highest 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 Heyhouses Lane (FY8 3RT) in the last 12 months was 76.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyhouses Lane (FY8 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near The Croft. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heyhouses Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary The Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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