Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dawlish Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 192nd 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 Dawlish Avenue (FY3 7NS) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawlish Avenue (FY3 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Haslow Place. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dawlish Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fulwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argosy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Poulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Haslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argosy Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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