Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sherwood Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 73rd 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 Sherwood Road (FY8 4BL) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Ansdell & Fairhaven average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Road (FY8 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Worsley Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sawley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clitheroe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Settle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilkley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilkley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fallowfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sawley Avenue | Under investigation |
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