Total Crime Rate

418.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.2 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 418.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 40.5 8/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Layton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 54th highest crime rate of 490 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 Layton Road (FY3 8EA) in the last 12 months was 418.9 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% higher than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 153.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layton Road (FY3 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mark'S Place, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntley Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Layton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cameron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cameron Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Cameron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A586 Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order A586 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A586 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mather Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mather Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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