Postcode · Thornton-Cleveleys
Crime in FY5 1PS
How much crime is recorded in FY5 1PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Little Bispham & Anchorsholme
- Council
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
How safe is FY5 1PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the FY5 1PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
FY5 1PSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.