Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodland Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodland Grove (FY3 9ET) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Grove (FY3 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitegate Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyceum Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitegate Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankfield Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodland Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marton View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marton View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marton View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowsley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | West Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle View Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitegate Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodland Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlboro Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barlow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyceum Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlboro Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bankfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlboro Road | Under investigation |
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