Crime Rates at Wilvere Drive, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 1QA

Wilvere Drive 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 Wilvere Drive (FY5 1QA) 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 Wilvere Drive (FY5 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkstone Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmbank Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.