Crime Rates at Gorse Road, Blackpool, FY3 9DZ

Gorse Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Road (FY3 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Road (FY3 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitegate Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.