Total Crime Rate

147.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lichfield Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 184th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lichfield Road (FY1 2RS) in the last 12 months was 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lichfield Road (FY1 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Court, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lichfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redvers Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redvers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geldof Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Redvers Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Riversleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riversleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Court
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redvers Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Boothroyden Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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