Crime Rate in Layton, ward

Layton has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Blackpool district and the 449th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 41st highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Layton in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the Blackpool district average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Layton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 539 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 637 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Layton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Brooklyn Avenue, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Newton Drive (32 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.