Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Shore Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 241st 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 Shore Road (FY5 1PF) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shore Road (FY5 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Elmbank Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmbank Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmbank Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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