Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Boscombe Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boscombe Road (FY4 1LW) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boscombe Road (FY4 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boscombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ventnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boscombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wycombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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