Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 152.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Folkestone Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 27th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Folkestone Close (PR4 1YY) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 155.7% higher than the Freckleton Village average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folkestone Close (PR4 1YY), the main crime hotspot is near Canberraway. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Folkestone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butlers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberraway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canberraway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberraway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
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Data Sources

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