Total Crime Rate

160.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 160.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ashburton Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 168th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashburton Road (FY1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 160.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburton Road (FY1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Bute Avenue. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banks Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lynn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynn Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yates Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bute Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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