Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Newton Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 244th highest crime rate of 490 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 Newton Drive (FY3 8EP) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Drive (FY3 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollywood Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Josephs Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heathway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stratton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apple Tree Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Apple Tree Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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