Crime Rates at Hopton Road, Blackpool, FY1 6EA

Hopton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 15th 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 Hopton Road (FY1 6EA) in the last 12 months was 836.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% higher than the Bloomfield average (518.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 203 (≈ 324.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopton Road (FY1 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Butler Road, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxhall Road (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.