Crime Rates at St James Road, Blackpool, FY4 2HZ

St James Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (FY4 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Squires Gate average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (FY4 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.