Total Crime Rate

61.8 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 61.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westby Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Ansdell & Fairhaven , and the 124th highest crime rate of 272 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 Westby Street (FY8 5NF) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westby Street (FY8 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pleasant Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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