Total Crime Rate
139.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ansdell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 205th 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 Ansdell Road (FY1 6PF) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ansdell Road (FY1 6PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mirfield Grove, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dover Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mirfield Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkholme Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodder Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cunliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cunliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunliffe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansdell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threlfall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boardman Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ansdell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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