Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Norbreck Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 494 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 Norbreck Road (FY5 1RE) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Anchorsholme average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% 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 7 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norbreck Road (FY5 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Elmbank Avenue. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norbreck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Micklegate Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplewood Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Micklegate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Micklegate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenmere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norkeed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winsford Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstone Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilvere Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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