Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blacksmith Row area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ashton , and the 69th 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 Blacksmith Row (FY8 4UE) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower than the Ashton average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blacksmith Row (FY8 4UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hermitage Way, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sadlers Row (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Poachers Trail | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hermitage Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blacksmiths Row | Under investigation |
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