Total Crime Rate
484.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Empire 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Brunswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wildman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mather Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coopers Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collett Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Empire Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Empire Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Empire Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Empire Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wildman Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wildman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wildman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wildman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Laycock Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rossall Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rossall Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kytson Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Douglas Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Spencer Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Althorp Close | β |
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