Postcode district · Blackpool
Crime in FY2
How much crime is recorded in FY2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 30,677 (2024)
FY2Postcode district · Blackpool
How safe is FY2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY2, 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
FY2National
Violence and sexual offences30.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Burglary6.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.