Total Crime Rate
94.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Acton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 494 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 Acton Road (FY4 4EE) in the last 12 months was 94.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acton Road (FY4 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welbeck Avenue, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Euxton Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Welbeck Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whittam Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whittam Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Troughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thursfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glastonbury Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Welbeck Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkstall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Branston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branston Road | Under investigation |
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