Total Crime Rate
178.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Branstree Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Branstree Road (FY4 4SR) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Branstree Road (FY4 4SR), the main crime hotspot is near Winster Place. Police recorded 258 crimes here, including 231 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gerry Richardson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gerry Richardson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winster Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winster Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winster Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winster Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rusland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rusland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Preston New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gerry Richardson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gerry Richardson Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mickleden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mickleden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mickleden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mickleden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gerry Richardson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winster Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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