Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Links Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Links Road (FY1 2RU) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (FY1 2RU), the main crime hotspot is near Claremont Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Links Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dudley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geldof Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riversleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Riversleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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