Total Crime Rate

373.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 373.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.6 10/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beresford Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 66th 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 Beresford Street (FY1 3RF) in the last 12 months was 373.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% higher than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 162.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Street (FY1 3RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Althorp Close, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henthorne Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Percy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Platt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Handsworth Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beresford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Beresford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Court
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Althorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swarbrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swarbrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kytson Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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