Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marton Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 147th highest crime rate of 490 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 3EY) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marton Drive (FY4 3EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stamford Avenue, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynton Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ayrton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Annes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Watson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chiltern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwell Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Bamton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edwell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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