Total Crime Rate

125.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 125.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 220th 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 North Drive (FY5 3AH) in the last 12 months was 125.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Drive (FY5 3AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kelvin Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheringham Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wingate Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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