Total Crime Rate

618.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 618.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Public order 33.2 10/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Holmfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 494 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 Holmfield Road (FY2 9SL) in the last 12 months was 618.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 229.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmfield Road (FY2 9SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumberland Avenue (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holmfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redvers Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormond Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King George Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King George Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Ormond Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambray Road
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northumberland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redvers Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empress Drive
Sep 2025Public order Empress Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Paul'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft East Boothroyden Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Boothroyden Under investigation

Data Sources

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