Total Crime Rate
29.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Helens Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 490 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 Helens Close (FY4 3QD) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Helens Close (FY4 3QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clayton Crescent, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmede (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmede | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmede | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsmede | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsmede | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nesswood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nesswood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clayton Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Helen'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Margate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindale Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Margate Avenue | Under investigation |
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