Total Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Blackpool Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 237th highest crime rate of 494 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 Blackpool Road (FY2 0HR) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Greenlands average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blackpool Road (FY2 0HR), 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.
View Crime In Greenlands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lentworth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tensing Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tensing Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buxton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingthorpe Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpool Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Codale Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyresdale Avenue | Under investigation |
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