Crime Rates at Newton Drive, Blackpool, FY3 8EP

Newton Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Drive (FY3 8EP) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Drive (FY3 8EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.