Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Park Drive area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 244th highest crime rate of 490 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 North Park Drive (FY3 8LR) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Park Drive (FY3 8LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hollywood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazel Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Josephs Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Josephs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barlow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Milton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Josephs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Apple Tree Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Apple Tree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Josephs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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