Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 285.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Watson Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Clifton , and the 104th highest crime rate of 494 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 3EW) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Clifton average (258.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (FY4 3EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lynton Avenue, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watson Court (35 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marsden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemingway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hurstmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harcourt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Quayle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ayrton Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lynton Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swindon Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Watson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Watson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Watson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Renwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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