Crime Rates at Banks Street, Blackpool, FY1 2BE

Banks Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 69th highest crime rate of 490 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 360.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% lower 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banks Street (FY1 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 391 crimes here, including 245 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.