Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Carcroft Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 227th 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 Carcroft Avenue (FY2 0EP) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Greenlands average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carcroft Avenue (FY2 0EP), 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 Carcroft Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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