Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 42.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Stephens Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Stephens Avenue (FY2 9RB) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Stephens Avenue (FY2 9RB), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Stephens Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlin Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlin Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empress Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Empress Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carlin Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlin Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlin Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlin Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Stephen'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
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Data Sources

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