Crime Rates at High Street, Blackpool, FY1 2BL

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 4th highest crime rate of 494 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 High Street (FY1 2BL) in the last 12 months was 1671.6 per 1,000 residents and was 263.4% higher than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 631 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 768 (≈ 948.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (FY1 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 379 crimes here, including 219 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.