Total Crime Rate

251.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lark Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 116th 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 Lark Close (FY3 9PB) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Close (FY3 9PB), the main crime hotspot is near Lark Close. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knutsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knutsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knutsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kelmarsh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quernmore Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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