Total Crime Rate

524.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 524.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Osborne Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 36th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Road (FY4 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 524.7 per 1,000 residents and was 688.5% higher than the Squires Gate average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 278.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (FY4 1HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Avenue (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hampton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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