Total Crime Rate
414.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talbot Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 65th highest crime rate of 494 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 Talbot Road (FY1 3HL) in the last 12 months was 414.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (β 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Talbot Road (FY1 3HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Larkhill Street, where police recorded 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Handley Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brunswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Handley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buchanan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buchanan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Althorp Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Althorp Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Milbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fenton Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Handley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beresford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Platt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Platt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteside Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Larkhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Larkhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Larkhill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
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