Crime Rates at Brook Street, Blackpool, FY4 4BE

Brook Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 175th 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 Brook Street (FY4 4BE) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (FY4 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Welbeck Avenue. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.