Crime Rates at Dickson Road, Blackpool, FY1 2JS

Dickson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dickson Road (FY1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 618.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 229.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickson Road (FY1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gynn Avenue (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.