Total Crime Rate
54.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plymouth Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Plymouth Road (FY3 7JS) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plymouth Road (FY3 7JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poulton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Poulton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brooklyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chelsea Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Poulton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Plymouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maxwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hughes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hughes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hughes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hughes Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hughes Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hughes Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Plymouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brendon Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brendon Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mellwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broderick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoo Hill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Pearl Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearl Avenue | Under investigation |
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