Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Denville Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Anchorsholme , and the 193rd 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 Denville Avenue (FY5 3SH) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denville Avenue (FY5 3SH), the main crime hotspot is near Anchorsholme Lane. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denville Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denville Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchorsholme Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lockhurst Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchorsholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchorsholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchorsholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Anchorsholme Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchorsholme Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brisbane Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5258 Under investigation

Data Sources

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