Crime Rates at Wilton Parade, Blackpool, FY1 2HE

Wilton Parade area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 25th 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 Wilton Parade (FY1 2HE) in the last 12 months was 734.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% higher than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 272.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Parade (FY1 2HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bute Avenue (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.