Total Crime Rate

454.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.4 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 454.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blenheim Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 50th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blenheim Avenue (FY1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 454.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 233.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Avenue (FY1 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Palatine Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Longton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palatine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palatine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palatine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orme Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutton Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jameson Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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