Total Crime Rate

287.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.2 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 287.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fairfield Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 87th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fairfield Road (FY1 2RA) in the last 12 months was 287.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (FY1 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Althorp Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claremont Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swarbrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Courtfield Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Courtfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Courtfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kytson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Swarbrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coopers Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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