Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunsop Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 234th highest crime rate of 494 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 Dunsop Close (FY1 6NP) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunsop Close (FY1 6NP), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunsop Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hebden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fernhurst Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beardshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunsop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunsop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunsop Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hebden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boardman Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dover Court Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arkholme Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Cunliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunliffe Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Fernhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cunliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Threlfall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eccleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Finsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hodder Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkholme Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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