Total Crime Rate
143.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thames Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 198th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thames Road (FY4 1ED) in the last 12 months was 143.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher than the Squires Gate average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thames Road (FY4 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Avenue (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Squires Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hampton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Station Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mersey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kenilworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kenilworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coniston Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Road | — |
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