Total Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodstock Gardens area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 7th 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 Woodstock Gardens (FY4 1JP) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Squires Gate average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodstock Gardens (FY4 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Rosebery Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seabourne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grundy Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ventnor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seabourne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Gardens | Under investigation |
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