Crime Rates at Newton Drive East, Blackpool, FY3 8QH

Newton Drive East area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hardhorn with High Cross , and the 54th highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

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 Newton Drive East (FY3 8QH) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 196.8% higher than the Hardhorn with High Cross average (58.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Drive East (FY3 8QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.