Total Crime Rate

1550.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

937.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1550.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 937.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 775.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 334.6 10/10
  • Public order 122.2 10/10
  • Other theft 87.7 10/10
  • Drugs 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.6 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Banks Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 4th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banks Street (FY1 1RN) in the last 12 months was 1550.6 per 1,000 residents and was 258.6% higher than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 628 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 759 (≈ 937.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Street (FY1 1RN), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Street. Police recorded 508 crimes here, including 261 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Banks Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/228)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Strand Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Strand —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bute Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Pleasant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Strand Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery The Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Drugs Francis Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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