Total Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 176.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ilford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 156th highest crime rate of 494 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 Ilford Road (FY4 4EY) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilford Road (FY4 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near Euxton Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ilford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whittam Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Court —
Sep 2025Public order Dover Court Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howe Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dover Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittam Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mirfield Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Kirkstall Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Branston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkstall Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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