Crime Rate in Bloomfield, ward

Bloomfield has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 wards in Blackpool district and the 21st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 3rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bloomfield in the last 12 months was 518.1 per 1,000 residents and was 142.1% higher than the Blackpool district average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bloomfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,428 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 23 cases , down -11.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 24.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -32.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,739 (≈ 226.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bloomfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 238 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.