Total Crime Rate

71.4 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Shepherd Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 94th 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 Shepherd Road (FY8 3SR) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherd Road (FY8 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowden Lane, where police recorded 18 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 Shepherd Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fisher Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowden Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Back Curzon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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