Total Crime Rate

215.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Chesterfield Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 124th highest crime rate of 490 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 Chesterfield Road (FY1 2PL) in the last 12 months was 215.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesterfield Road (FY1 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Cheltenham Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chesterfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashburton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Ashburton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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