Total Crime Rate

484.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 484.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.7 10/10
  • Other theft 63.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Other crime 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empire Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 52nd 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 Empire Grove (FY3 7AX) in the last 12 months was 484.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.0% higher than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (β‰ˆ 198.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empire Grove (FY3 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coopers Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Empire Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wildman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mather Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coopers Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collett Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Empire Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Empire Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Empire Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Empire Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wildman Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Wildman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wildman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Wildman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laycock Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rossall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossall Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St George Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kytson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Spencer Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close β€”

Data Sources

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