Total Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 494 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 Abbey Road (FY4 2JZ) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (FY4 2JZ), 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 Abbey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boome Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boome Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dayton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dayton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dayton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dayton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dayton Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Squires Gate Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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