Total Crime Rate

181.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 181.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.1 1/10
  • Robbery 1.1 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

Fylde Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 119 local areas in Ashton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fylde Road (PR1 7BY) in the last 12 months was 181.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fylde Road (PR1 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fylde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hope Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Moor Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bowran Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A5071 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adelphi Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton'S Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton'S Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fylde Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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