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

Dickson Road 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 Dickson Road (FY1 2BX) 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 Dickson Road (FY1 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dickson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eaves Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eaves Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynn Grove
Apr 2026Public order Lynn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynn Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Imperial Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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