Crime Rates at Westcliffe Drive, Blackpool, FY3 7HG

Westcliffe Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 55th highest crime rate of 494 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 Westcliffe Drive (FY3 7HG) in the last 12 months was 455.3 per 1,000 residents and was 164.1% higher than the Layton average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcliffe Drive (FY3 7HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grenfell Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.