Crime Rates at Central Drive, Blackpool, FY1 6LF

Central Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 219th highest crime rate of 494 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 Central Drive (FY1 6LF) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 108.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (FY1 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne Avenue, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stansfield Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.