Total Crime Rate

481.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.1 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 481.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 238.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Halifax Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 46th 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 Halifax Street (FY3 9QH) in the last 12 months was 481.2 per 1,000 residents and was 291.0% higher than the Marton average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Street (FY3 9QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colchester Road, where police recorded 28 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 Halifax Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Joyce Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lomond Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oscar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Johnson Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honister Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Honister Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwych Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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