Crime Rates at Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9JA

Whitegate Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 81st 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 Whitegate Drive (FY3 9JA) in the last 12 months was 350.1 per 1,000 residents and was 163.7% higher than the Marton average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Drive (FY3 9JA), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsland Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.