Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · 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 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 205th 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 1JU) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Squires Gate average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burlington Road (FY4 1JU), 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ventnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seabourne Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs First Avenue Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Boscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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