Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 4.8 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackpool Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Breck , and the 116th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

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 Blackpool Road (FY6 7QA) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Breck average (97.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (FY6 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Gardens Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorfield Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Gardens Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Castle Gardens Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Gardens Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Ramshill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorfield Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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