Total Crime Rate

216.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 216.1 10/10
  • Other theft 97.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moorfield Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 494 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 Moorfield Avenue (FY3 8DD) in the last 12 months was 216.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorfield Avenue (FY3 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near North Square. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apple Tree Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collingwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Square —
Sep 2025Public order North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rathlyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rathlyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rathlyn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collett Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apple Tree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wayman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coveway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mather Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coveway Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bailey Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bailey Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft London Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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