Total Crime Rate
119.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Park Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 230th 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 North Park Drive (FY3 8NH) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Park Drive (FY3 8NH), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Drive. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brunswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ingleway Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lakeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Drive | — |
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