Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 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 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 28th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 175th 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 0EN) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashfield Road (FY2 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Avenue, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Hallows Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashfield Road area

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

Data Sources

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