Crime Rates at Lyddesdale Avenue, Anchorsholme, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 3EJ

Lyddesdale Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyddesdale Avenue (FY5 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyddesdale Avenue (FY5 3EJ), 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.