Total Crime Rate
155.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queensway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 32nd 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 Queensway (PR4 1XT) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (PR4 1XT), 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.
View Crime In Freckleton Village| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowdrop Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harbour Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canberraway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercup Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Primrose Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Orchard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A584 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Lane | Under investigation |
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