Total Crime Rate

360.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.9 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 360.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

High 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 High Street (FY1 2BN) 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 High Street (FY1 2BN), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 194 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Francis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Abingdon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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