Crime Rates at East Side, Blackpool, FY4 4YD

East Side area has the 26th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Clifton , and the 216th 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 East Side (FY4 4YD) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Clifton average (244.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Side (FY4 4YD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bostonway, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Lane (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.