Total Crime Rate
48.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mereland Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 108th 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 Mereland Road (FY3 9NF) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mereland Road (FY3 9NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Suffolk Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leonard'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunningdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Falkland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southbourne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Road | Under investigation |
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