Total Crime Rate

311.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 311.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Neville Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 91st highest crime rate of 494 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 Neville Avenue (FY5 3RF) in the last 12 months was 311.7 per 1,000 residents and was 277.4% higher than the Anchorsholme average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 644.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Avenue (FY5 3RF), 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 Neville Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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