Total Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 88.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Broadhurst Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 217th lowest 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 Broadhurst Road (FY5 3HR) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadhurst Road (FY5 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loxley Place East, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbourne Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seabrook Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Epsom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canberra Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Idlewood Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadhurst Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxley Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B5258 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Poolhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rockville Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Loxley Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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