Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Squires Gate Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Squires Gate Lane (FY4 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Squires Gate Lane (FY4 2QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byland Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Squires Gate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Squires Gate Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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