Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 218th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westfield Road (FY1 6NU) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (FY1 6NU), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Durley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ansdell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hodder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marina Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threlfall Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marina Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chadfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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