Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 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 96.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Freemantle Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Freemantle Avenue (FY4 1SX) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Highfield average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freemantle Avenue (FY4 1SX), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Drive North. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freemantle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Greystoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Drive North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crichton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Clifton Drive North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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