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Postcode sector · Blackpool

Crime in FY1 5

How much crime is recorded in FY1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackpool
Region
North West
Population
16,884 (2024)
Crime

How safe is FY1 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 126.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY1 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
126.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
268
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

FY1 5National
Violence and sexual offences103.023.6
Anti-social behaviour55.710.7
Burglary27.29.1
Criminal damage and arson17.84.7
Public order17.24.6
Shoplifting16.68.4
Other theft16.34.5
Drugs9.32.4
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Other crime6.31.5
Possession of weapons4.60.9
Robbery3.81.4
Theft from the person2.52.1
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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