Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 5th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watson Road (FY4 3EG) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.3% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Watson Road (FY4 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Renwick Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quayle Avenue (19 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sowerby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Logan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sowerby Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Darley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renwick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sowerby Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellesmere Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Dewhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troughton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thursfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thursfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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