Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyddesdale Avenue 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 Lyddesdale Avenue (FY5 3EQ) 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 Lyddesdale Avenue (FY5 3EQ), 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 Lyddesdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maida Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gresham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdalen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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