Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 122.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 88.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Torsway Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 209th 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 Torsway Avenue (FY3 8JF) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Torsway Avenue (FY3 8JF), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Drive. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Torsway Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Louis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Louis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blairway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Louis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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