Total Crime Rate

570.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

315.1 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 570.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 315.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 155.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Public order 45.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.3 10/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Adstone Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 31st highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adstone Avenue (FY3 7PD) in the last 12 months was 570.8 per 1,000 residents and was 294.7% higher 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 315.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adstone Avenue (FY3 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Elston Avenue. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fulwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elston Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Haslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Louis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Louis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Louis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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