Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hope Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 113th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hope Street (FY8 3SL) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hope Street (FY8 3SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmefield Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Curzon Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hope Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyre Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarendon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area

Data Sources

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