Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.9 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ashton Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 200th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

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 Ashton Road (FY1 4AG) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashton Road (FY1 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near Palatine Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Read'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyre Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montrose Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyre Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyre Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lune Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lune Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lune Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ribble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ribble Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornber Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Anderson Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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