Total Crime Rate

232.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 232.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • 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
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 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 115th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Road (FY4 3EE) in the last 12 months was 232.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (FY4 3EE), the main crime hotspot is near Lynton Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Annes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwell Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Edwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Watson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molyneux Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ayrton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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