Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 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 180.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.3 10/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cromwell Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 151st 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 Cromwell Road (FY1 2RG) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (FY1 2RG), 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 Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Anthony'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheltenham Road Under investigation
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 Sherbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Court
Apr 2026Public order Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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