Total Crime Rate

217.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.1 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitegate Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegate Drive (FY3 9AN) in the last 12 months was 217.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Drive (FY3 9AN), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitegate Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Granville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leeds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leeds Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyceum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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