Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 48.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Woodlands Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 269 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 Woodlands Road (FY8 4ER) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Ansdell & Fairhaven average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Road (FY8 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princes Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifton Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bazley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Sandringham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandringham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fylde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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