Crime Rate in Talbot, ward

Talbot has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in Blackpool district and the 5th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Talbot in the last 12 months was 773.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.4% higher than the Blackpool district average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Talbot’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,653 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 33 cases , down -2.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,067 (≈ 318.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Talbot ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 991 crimes here, including 328 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.