Crime Rates at Exchange Street, Blackpool, FY1 2DZ

Exchange Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 35th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exchange Street (FY1 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 594.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 433.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 257.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Street (FY1 2DZ), 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.