Crime Rates at Castlegate, Blackpool, FY1 6HJ

Castlegate area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 75th highest crime rate of 490 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 Castlegate (FY1 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 336.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 156.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlegate (FY1 6HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Waterloo Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.