Total Crime Rate
171.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knox Grove area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 159th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knox Grove (FY1 5LP) in the last 12 months was 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knox Grove (FY1 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Lune Grove. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fern Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornber Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornber Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thornber Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bela Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bela Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bela Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chadfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grasmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Grasmere Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grasmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grasmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chadfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grasmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Cunliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gloucester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmer Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cumberland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Salisbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Avenue | Under investigation |
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