Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 151st 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 Westfield Road (FY1 6NX) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (FY1 6NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falmouth Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Durley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ansdell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkholme Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arkholme Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Burglary Weston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunsop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ansdell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eccleston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bloomfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boardman Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beardshaw Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hebden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hebden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunsop Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shetland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunsop Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Road Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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