Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brecon Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 188th 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 Brecon Close (FY1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Marton average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Close (FY1 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitegate Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jeffrey Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brecon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornber Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westmorland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cunliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornber Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornber Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornber Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornber Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stratford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brecon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cunliffe Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Whitegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knox Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stratford Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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