Crime Rates at Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9JL

Whitegate Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegate Drive (FY3 9JL) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Marton average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegate Drive (FY3 9JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsland Grove (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.