Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 85th highest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Close (PR4 3TS) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Close (PR4 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beech Drive, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rural East Fylde| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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