Total Crime Rate

40.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briarwood Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briarwood Drive (FY2 0EB) in the last 12 months was 40.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Anchorsholme average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarwood Drive (FY2 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Buxton Avenue. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briarwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnforth Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Buxton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stainforth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Denholme Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Briarwood Drive —
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Data Sources

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