Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knaresboro Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 494 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 Knaresboro Avenue (FY3 9QW) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Marton average (132.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knaresboro Avenue (FY3 9QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colchester Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knaresboro Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knaresboro Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsboro Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Knaresboro Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Knaresboro Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Barclay Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ailsa Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ailsa Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joyce Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemede Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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