Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 148th lowest 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 Ashfield Road (FY2 0DH) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (FY2 0DH), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Avenue. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 17 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Buxton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lentworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lentworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bangor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Birkdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackpool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakmoor Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bristol Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crofton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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