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Postcode sector · Blackpool

Crime in FY4 1

How much crime is recorded in FY4 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Blackpool
Region
North West
Population
14,529 (2024)
Crime

How safe is FY4 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in FY4 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
69.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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).

FY4 1National
Violence and sexual offences55.523.6
Anti-social behaviour32.010.7
Burglary19.09.1
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft9.54.5
Shoplifting8.48.4
Public order8.14.6
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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