Crime Rates at Rookwood Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 3EX

Rookwood Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 12th 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 Rookwood Avenue (FY5 3EX) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rookwood Avenue (FY5 3EX), 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.