Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 225.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Windermere Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 119th highest 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 Windermere Road (FY4 2BX) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 238.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (FY4 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Avenue. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arlington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hampton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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