Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bentinck Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 231st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bentinck Avenue (FY4 1SD) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bentinck Avenue (FY4 1SD), the main crime hotspot is near Squires Gate. Police recorded 39 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 Bentinck Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windle Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windle Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Windle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kidbrooke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Squires Gate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squires Gate Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Drive North —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greystoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freemantle Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windle Close —
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Data Sources

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