Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 137.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Charles Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 198th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charles Street (FY1 3JL) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (FY1 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Larkhill Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parker Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Raikes Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lily Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raikes Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raikes Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Raikes Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Raikes Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raikes Parade Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Saw Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Anthony'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Anthony'S Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery The Saw Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boothley Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Larkhill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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