Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bathurst Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 494 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 Bathurst Avenue (FY3 7RL) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Layton average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bathurst Avenue (FY3 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Elston Avenue. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bathurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Elston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elston Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shorefileds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorefileds Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Elston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burford Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B5266 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walney Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furness Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furness Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furness Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Furness Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Furness Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowland Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Elston Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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