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Postcode district · Blackpool

Crime in FY3

How much crime is recorded in FY3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackpool
Region
North West
Population
46,250 (2024)
Crime

How safe is FY3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).

FY3National
Violence and sexual offences45.923.6
Anti-social behaviour22.210.7
Burglary9.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Other theft6.64.5
Public order6.64.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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