Total Crime Rate
147.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lichfield 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.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redvers Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redvers Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Geldof Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Handsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Redvers Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Claremont Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Riversleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Riversleigh Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Handsworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Handsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Redvers Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grantham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westminster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lichfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westminster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Boothroyden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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