Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Luton Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Luton Road (FY5 3ED) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Luton Road (FY5 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luton Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gresham Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Anchorsholme| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St David'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magdalen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Luton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wray Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wray Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gresham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gresham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St David'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Redeswood Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redeswood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redeswood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Luton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalen Road | — |
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