Crime Rates at Gateside Drive, Blackpool, FY3 7PL

Gateside Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 30th 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 Gateside Drive (FY3 7PL) in the last 12 months was 631.3 per 1,000 residents and was 266.3% higher than the Layton average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 292.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gateside Drive (FY3 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haslow Place, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elston Avenue (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.