Postcode · Blackpool
Crime in FY1 5PY
How much crime is recorded in FY1 5PY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Blackpool
- Council
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,616 (2024)
How safe is FY1 5PY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 215.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the FY1 5PY area, 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
215.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
511
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).
FY1 5PYNational
Violence and sexual offences172.623.6
Anti-social behaviour109.310.7
Burglary90.69.1
Shoplifting52.48.4
Public order36.04.6
Other theft30.84.5
Criminal damage and arson30.24.7
Drugs19.02.4
Robbery9.91.4
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Possession of weapons9.20.9
Other crime7.41.5
Theft from the person7.22.1
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
100
200
300
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.