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Postcode sector · Blackpool

Crime in FY2 9

How much crime is recorded in FY2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackpool
Region
North West
Population
15,768 (2024)
Crime

How safe is FY2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY2 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).

FY2 9National
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Burglary6.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime2.11.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

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