Total Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ipswich Place area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 15th 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 Ipswich Place (FY5 1SP) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Anchorsholme average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Ipswich Place (FY5 1SP), 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 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anchorsholme Lane West | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Slater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | College Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | β |
| 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 | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rough Lea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bispham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kings Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauderdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | South Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Promenade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rough Lea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauderdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coronation Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Runnymede Avenue | Under investigation |
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