Crime Rates at Portland Road, Blackpool, FY1 4EF

Portland Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 490 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 Portland Road (FY1 4EF) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% lower than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (FY1 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.