Crime Rates at Leith Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 3NN

Leith Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leith Avenue (FY5 3NN) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leith Avenue (FY5 3NN), 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.