Crime Rates at Holmfield Road, Blackpool, FY2 9RU

Holmfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 55th highest crime rate of 490 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 Holmfield Road (FY2 9RU) in the last 12 months was 418.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 224.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmfield Road (FY2 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.