Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 66.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Riversleigh Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 163rd lowest 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 Riversleigh Avenue (FY1 2SB) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riversleigh Avenue (FY1 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Road, where police recorded 39 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 Riversleigh Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Riversleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Riversleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geldof Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lichfield Road —
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Data Sources

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