Crime Rates at Central Drive, Blackpool, FY1 6LD

Central Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 128th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Drive (FY1 6LD) in the last 12 months was 207.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 154.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (FY1 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maudland Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.