Crime Rates at Sandgate, Blackpool, FY4 2NE

Sandgate area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandgate (FY4 2NE) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Highfield average (89.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate (FY4 2NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.