Crime Rates at Furlong Crescent, Blackpool, FY3 7LP

Furlong Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 184th 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 Furlong Crescent (FY3 7LP) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furlong Crescent (FY3 7LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garstang Road West, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overdale Grove (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.