Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 154.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wanstead Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 175th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wanstead Crescent (FY4 4AR) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% higher than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wanstead Crescent (FY4 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Dover Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wanstead Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dover Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wanstead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daggers Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tranmere Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tranmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Euxton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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