Total Crime Rate
414.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whiteside Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 65th 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 Whiteside Street (FY1 3BG) in the last 12 months was 414.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 67 (β 216.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whiteside Street (FY1 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brunswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | New Larkhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Platt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Platt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whiteside Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Larkhill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Larkhill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Larkhill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Larkhill Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beresford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cookson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cookson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cookson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackpool North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lang Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Street | Under investigation |
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