Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 28.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Links Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 43rd 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 2SE) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links Road (FY1 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Argyll Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Riversleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athlone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Geldof Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riversleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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