Total Crime Rate

254.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 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 254.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Holyoake Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 100th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holyoake Avenue (FY2 0QL) in the last 12 months was 254.4 per 1,000 residents and was 184.1% higher than the Greenlands average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 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 Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyoake Avenue (FY2 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broderick Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holyoake Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearl Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chelsea Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hetherington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hughes Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broderick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hughes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Plymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pearl Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidney Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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