Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Alder Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alder Grove (FY3 7DE) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% lower than the Layton average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Grove (FY3 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mark'S Place, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntley Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alder Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Fulwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Brendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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