Total Crime Rate

94.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 94.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acton 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Whittam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadway β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glastonbury Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welbeck Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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