Total Crime Rate
64.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Royal Bank Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 494 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 Royal Bank Road (FY3 9LF) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal Bank Road (FY3 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Marton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lightbown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Park Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Vincent Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elmslie Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lightbown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Meadow Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferguson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferguson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | West Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | West Park Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Honister Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glastonbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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