Postcode area · Blackpool
Crime in FY
How much crime is recorded in FY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 295,854 (2024)
FYPostcode area · Blackpool
How safe is FY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
FYNational
Violence and sexual offences38.623.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Burglary8.09.1
Shoplifting7.18.4
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft5.44.5
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.