Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pelham Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 224th lowest 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 Pelham Avenue (FY3 7HS) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Avenue (FY3 7HS), 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 Huntley Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pelham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leaford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
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 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drummond Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broughton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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