Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Keston Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keston Grove (FY4 2PJ) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keston Grove (FY4 2PJ), 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 Keston Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellogate Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildabrook Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeyville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summerville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allandale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselyn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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