Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.3 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 141.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ashfield Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashfield Road (FY2 0BX) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 103.3% higher than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (FY2 0BX), the main crime hotspot is near Portree Road. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Birkdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Hallows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Hallows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Hallows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Hallows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences All Hallows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime All Hallows Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frinton Grove —
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Data Sources

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