Total Crime Rate

352.2 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 352.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Park Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 79th 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 South Park Drive (FY3 9PX) in the last 12 months was 352.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -79.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Park Drive (FY3 9PX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in South Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Knaresboro Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knaresboro Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Honister Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Grove Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsboro Avenue Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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