Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambray Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambray Road (FY1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambray Road (FY1 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willshaw Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Boothroyden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King George Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King George Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Empress Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Willshaw Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Empress Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Argyll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyll Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lichfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormond Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Northumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northumberland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northumberland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willshaw Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Redvers Terrace | Under investigation |
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