Total Crime Rate

123.4 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 123.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Withnell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 224th 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 Withnell Road (FY4 1HE) in the last 12 months was 123.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% lower than the Bloomfield average (518.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withnell Road (FY4 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 167 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Withnell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brighton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Bagot Street β€”
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 Back Waterloo Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moore Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bright Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Bede'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Bede'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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