Crime Rates at Edward Street, Blackpool, FY1 1BA

Edward Street area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (FY1 1BA) in the last 12 months was 5509.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1099.0% higher than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 557 (≈ 2627.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (FY1 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 624 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (284 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.