Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acton Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Acton Road (FY4 4EE) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Road (FY4 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Avenue. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daggers Hall Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Euxton Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Euxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glastonbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalewood Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wanstead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wanstead Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Terance Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dover Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thursfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

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