Total Crime Rate
142.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hastings Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 38th 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 Hastings Road (PR4 1JT) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.8% higher than the Freckleton Village average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hastings Road (PR4 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shackleton Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heron Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Freckleton Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vulcan Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shackleton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landcrest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landcrest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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