Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 494 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 North Drive (FY5 3RD) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Anchorsholme average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Drive (FY5 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Luton Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wray Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Wray Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookdale Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilkley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keith Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wingate Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Luton Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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