Total Crime Rate
382.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springfield Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 70th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Road (FY1 2BA) in the last 12 months was 382.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfield Road (FY1 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Street. Police recorded 616 crimes here, including 288 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Claremont| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exchange Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Abingdon Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abingdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abingdon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynn Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cookson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
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