Total Crime Rate

143.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 143.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mossom Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 190th highest crime rate of 490 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 Mossom Lane (FY5 3AA) in the last 12 months was 143.5 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% higher than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mossom Lane (FY5 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kelvin Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheringham Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mossom Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirley Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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