Total Crime Rate

269.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 269.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dumfries Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dumfries Close (FY2 0XU) in the last 12 months was 269.4 per 1,000 residents and was 287.9% higher than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 137.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dumfries Close (FY2 0XU), the main crime hotspot is near Kilmory Place. Police recorded 35 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 Dumfries Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pinewood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kairnryan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dumfries Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dumfries Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kairnryan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kairnryan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kairnryan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kairnryan Close —
Apr 2026Public order Dumfries Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathyre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Irving Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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