Total Crime Rate
248.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fleetwood Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 119th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fleetwood Road (FY5 1SL) in the last 12 months was 248.3 per 1,000 residents and was 200.6% higher than the Anchorsholme average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fleetwood Road (FY5 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Runnymede Avenue, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bispham Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Anchorsholme| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauderdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchorsholme Lane West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Slater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bispham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bispham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bispham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Magdalen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauderdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Avenue | Under investigation |
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