Total Crime Rate

380.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 380.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Highfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 64th highest 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 Highfield Road (FY4 2HG) in the last 12 months was 380.7 per 1,000 residents and was 323.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 174.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (FY4 2HG), the main crime hotspot is near Dayton Place. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Annes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeyville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wellogate Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildabrook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Kimberley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsbridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Park View Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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