Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.3 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 159.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Somerset Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 170th highest crime rate of 490 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 Somerset Avenue (FY1 5QU) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Avenue (FY1 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitegate Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Somerset Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodland Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitegate Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Whitegate Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitegate Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodland Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bankfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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