Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 180.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosforth Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 150th 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 Gosforth Road (FY2 9UB) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Road (FY2 9UB), the main crime hotspot is near Argyll Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Riversleigh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riversleigh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athlone Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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