Total Crime Rate
147.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brecon Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 188th 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 Brecon Close (FY1 5AY) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher than the Marton average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brecon Close (FY1 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitegate Drive, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jeffrey Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Marton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornber Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westmorland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cunliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Meadow Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornber Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornber Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornber Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornber Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brecon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brecon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunliffe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitegate Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitegate Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitegate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitegate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knox Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmorland Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsland Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsland Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingsland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsland Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsland Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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