Total Crime Rate

153.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 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 153.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chipping Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 176th highest 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 Chipping Grove (FY3 7TL) in the last 12 months was 153.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chipping Grove (FY3 7TL), 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 Chipping Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elston Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hammerton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgin Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hammerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chipping Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tarnbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarnbrook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Convent Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Montague Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Montague Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furness Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorefileds Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorefileds —
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Data Sources

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