Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 186.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosforth Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 148th 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 Gosforth Road (FY2 9UB) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Road (FY2 9UB), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Calder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambray Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyll Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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