Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 100.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingscote Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Kingscote Drive (FY3 7EN) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Layton average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingscote Drive (FY3 7EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 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 Kingscote Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fulwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
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Data Sources

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