Total Crime Rate

527.2 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 527.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 276.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Weymouth Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 47th 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 Weymouth Road (FY3 9RN) in the last 12 months was 527.2 per 1,000 residents and was 297.0% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 171.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weymouth Road (FY3 9RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colchester Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knaresboro Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weymouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Leonard'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colchester Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Knaresboro Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Knaresboro Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsboro Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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