Total Crime Rate

421.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 421.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.2 10/10
  • Public order 72.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 51st highest crime rate of 490 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 9PY) in the last 12 months was 421.1 per 1,000 residents and was 242.2% higher than the Marton average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 182.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Park Drive (FY3 9PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wren Grove, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Johnson Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Johnson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oscar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lomond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Honister Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwych Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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