Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 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 151.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 99.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

North Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 178th 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 North Drive (FY5 3RB) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% higher than the Anchorsholme average (69.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 364.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Drive (FY5 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Luton Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ilkley Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redeswood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redeswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ilkley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redeswood Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Luton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penswick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beryl Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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