Total Crime Rate

900.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

335.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 900.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 335.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 264.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Warwick Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 11th highest crime rate of 490 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 Warwick Road (FY3 8BA) in the last 12 months was 900.0 per 1,000 residents and was 345.3% higher than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 335.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Road (FY3 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laycock Gate, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Square (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warwick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stirling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kytson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swarbrick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swarbrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Square Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Street —
Apr 2026Robbery North Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caunce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Caunce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rossall Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ramsey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Saw Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bratby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Althorp Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Althorp Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Althorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Althorp Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery The Saw Mills Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wildman Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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