Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Meyler Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 239th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meyler Avenue (FY3 7DX) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meyler Avenue (FY3 7DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mark'S Place, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawlish Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meyler Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoo Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Plymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fulwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brendon Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brendon Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mellwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poulton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Poulton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Plymouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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