Total Crime Rate
143.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windsor Avenue 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 Windsor Avenue (FY4 1HN) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Windsor Avenue (FY4 1HN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 166 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Squires Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampton Road | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hampton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampton Road | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hampton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodstock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Withnell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Withnell Road | Under investigation |
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