Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 285.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 15th highest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Gardens (PR4 1BH) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 386.9% higher than the Freckleton Village average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 109.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Gardens (PR4 1BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canberraway, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butlers Meadow (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A584 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbour Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harbour Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Orchard —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canberraway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elder Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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