Total Crime Rate
299.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Normoss Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 96th highest crime rate of 494 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 Normoss Avenue (FY3 7PX) in the last 12 months was 299.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% higher than the Layton average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Normoss Avenue (FY3 7PX), the main crime hotspot is near Furness Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Layton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walney Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hammerton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chipping Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chipping Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipping Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipping Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chipping Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlhill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hammerton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hammerton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hammerton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pershore Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pershore Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Furness Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furness Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furness Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furness Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Furness Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chipping Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hammerton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charnwood Avenue | — |
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