Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holcombe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holcombe Road (FY2 0SR) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% lower than the Greenlands average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holcombe Road (FY2 0SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meadow Close, where police recorded 15 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.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidney Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chelsea Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broderick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cotswold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morston Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelsea Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pearl Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sidney Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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