Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Wingate Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wingate Avenue (FY5 3HE) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wingate Avenue (FY5 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Wingate Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wingate Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redeswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheringham Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Ilkley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gretna Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redeswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redeswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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