Total Crime Rate

93.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 93.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cairn Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cairn Grove (FY4 2BF) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Highfield average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cairn Grove (FY4 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandon Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cairn Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allandale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildabrook Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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