Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Dover Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 213th highest crime rate of 490 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 Dover Road (FY1 6PN) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (FY1 6PN), the main crime hotspot is near Dover Road. Police recorded 36 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 Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove 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 2026Burglary Greenwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Cunliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Cunliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ansdell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hodder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wanstead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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