Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 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 86.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Poolhill Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poolhill Close (FY5 3HL) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% higher than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poolhill Close (FY5 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Primrose Bank. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poolhill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Primrose Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxley Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poolhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5258 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxley Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loxley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadhurst Road —
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Data Sources

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