Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashfield 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 0DJ) 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 0DJ), 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.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakmoor Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bangor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buxton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnipeg Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lentworth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winnipeg Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stainforth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crofton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bristol Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Birkdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpool Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackpool Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Avenue | Under investigation |
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