Total Crime Rate
382.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Banks Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 70th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Banks Street (FY1 2BE) in the last 12 months was 382.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banks Street (FY1 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 267 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Claremont| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Queen Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Lord Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpool North | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
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