Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 152.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kingscote Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 183rd 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 Kingscote Drive (FY3 8EE) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingscote Drive (FY3 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grenfell Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingscote Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Alder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Huntley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gisburn Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Larbreck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rathlyn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcliffe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rathlyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rathlyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenfell Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grenfell Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Onslow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wilford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Garrick Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Kingscote Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingscote Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingscote Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingscote Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingscote Drive β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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