Total Crime Rate
248.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charles Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 118th highest crime rate of 494 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 248.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (β 107.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% 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 136 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peter Street (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brunswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Platt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | New Larkhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Larkhill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Larkhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Larkhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lily Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteside Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lily Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Henthorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Platt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lily Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Henthorne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henthorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henthorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henthorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Saw Mills | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Larkhill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Saw Mills | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Althorp Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durham Road | β |
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