Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (FY1 2BP) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (FY1 2BP), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Exchange Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yates Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Pleasant Street
Apr 2026Burglary Back Pleasant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Back Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Pleasant Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Pleasant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Lord Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mount Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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