Total Crime Rate

139.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 139.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ansdell 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ansdell Road area

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

Data Sources

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