Total Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.5 1/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Blackpool Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Ashton , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 272 local areas in Fylde .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackpool Road (FY8 4AA) in the last 12 months was 3.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.8% lower than the Ashton average (157.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

In the area around Blackpool Road (FY8 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellow Place, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tuxford Road (4 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham St Annes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellow Place —
Sep 2025Other theft B5261 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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