Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Willowdene area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 95th 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 Willowdene (FY5 3NB) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 244.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowdene (FY5 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Road West. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willowdene area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beryl Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramper Gate —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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