Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Watson Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 215th 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 Watson Road (FY4 2DE) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (FY4 2DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stamford Avenue, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynton Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Bamton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Watson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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