Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Denstone Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 240th 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 Denstone Avenue (FY2 0JA) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Greenlands average (101.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denstone Avenue (FY2 0JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buxton Avenue, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winnipeg Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denstone Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winnipeg Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackpool Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Buxton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingthorpe Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winnipeg Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Winnipeg Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lentworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Winnipeg Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winnipeg Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyresdale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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