Total Crime Rate
285.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marton Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 105th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marton Drive (FY4 3DF) in the last 12 months was 285.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.4% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (β 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marton Drive (FY4 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Euxton Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swindon Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harcourt Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harcourt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodder Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhurst Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marsden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Renwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pickmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Quayle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mirfield Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
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