Total Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blakiston Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Mount , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .
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 Blakiston Street (FY7 6LF) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Mount average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blakiston Street (FY7 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhyl Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Warren Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Warren Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jones' Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Warren Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warren Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cop Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cop Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Cop Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westby Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jones' Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westby Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmsley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walmsley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakiston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakiston Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jones' Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cop Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhyl Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhyl Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhyl Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rhyl Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rhyl Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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