Total Crime Rate

488.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

242.7 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 488.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 242.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.6 10/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
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

Burlington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 490 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 Burlington Road (FY4 1JR) in the last 12 months was 488.7 per 1,000 residents and was 634.4% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 242.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Road (FY4 1JR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burlington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wycombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ventnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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