Crime Rates at Essex Place, Blackpool, FY2 0QA

Essex Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Place (FY2 0QA) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Greenlands average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Place (FY2 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hughes Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edmonton Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.