Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackthorn Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Freckleton Village , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 269 local areas in Fylde .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Close (PR4 3TU) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Freckleton Village average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackthorn Close (PR4 3TU), 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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