Total Crime Rate

367.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 367.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 73rd highest crime rate of 494 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 2HH) in the last 12 months was 367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 291.9% higher than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 206.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (FY4 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Dayton Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dayton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Dayton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dayton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dayton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodore Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boome Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dayton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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