Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 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 176.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arkholme Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 153rd 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 Arkholme Avenue (FY1 6QJ) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkholme Avenue (FY1 6QJ), 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 Arkholme Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bela Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grasmere Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilac Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threlfall Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beardshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marina Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marina Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Durley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bela Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bela Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hodder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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