Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 10.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Severn Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 85th 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 Severn Road (FY4 1EE) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Squires Gate average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Road (FY4 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Avenue. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hampton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withnell Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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