Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 65.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melbourne Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Avenue (FY5 3DX) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Avenue (FY5 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denville Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sixfields (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Green Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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