Total Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 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 162.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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

Orchard Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 165th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Avenue (FY4 2NY) in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 143.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (FY4 2NY), 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 Orchard Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roselyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gildabrook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gildabrook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Summerville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeyville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyville Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lodore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boome Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellogate Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allandale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mayfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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