Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Magdalen Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 163rd 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 Magdalen Road (FY5 3EG) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 137.1% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Magdalen Road (FY5 3EG), the main crime hotspot is near Gresham Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Magdalen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gretna Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherrywood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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