Total Crime Rate
106.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosebery Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 231st 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 Rosebery Avenue (FY4 1LB) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Avenue (FY4 1LB), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Seabourne Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wycombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horncliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenilworth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arlington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ventnor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boscombe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Seabourne Avenue | — |
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