Total Crime Rate

416.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 416.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Public order 31.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Marks Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 56th 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 St Marks Place (FY3 7HR) in the last 12 months was 416.3 per 1,000 residents and was 187.9% higher than the Layton average (144.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marks Place (FY3 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mark'S Place, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntley Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Marks Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leaford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilford Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wilford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyncroft Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Lyncroft Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Huntley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leaford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoo Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mark'S Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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