Crime Rates at Handsworth Road, Blackpool, FY1 2RQ

Handsworth Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 151st highest crime rate of 494 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 Handsworth Road (FY1 2RQ) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handsworth Road (FY1 2RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cheltenham Road. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.