Postcode · Blackpool
Crime in FY3 8PS
How much crime is recorded in FY3 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queenstown & Layton
- Council
- Blackpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,126 (2024)
FY3 8PSBlackpool
How safe is FY3 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the FY3 8PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
FY3 8PSNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 77% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.