Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.9 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 157th lowest 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 Layton Road (FY3 8HT) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layton Road (FY3 8HT), the main crime hotspot is near North Square. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larbreck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A586 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mather Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mather Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A586 —
Apr 2026Public order A586 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A586 Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Cameron Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cameron Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cameron Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumbrian Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery North Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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