Total Crime Rate
138.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodlands Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 40th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Road (FY8 4EA) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% higher than the Ansdell & Fairhaven average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodlands Road (FY8 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ansdell & Fairhaven| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bazley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bazley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Drive | Under investigation |
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