Total Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 168.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jesmond Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 166th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jesmond Avenue (FY4 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jesmond Avenue (FY4 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Avenue. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jesmond Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coniston Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodstock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horncliffe Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mersey Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Rosebery Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenilworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenilworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lytham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seabourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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