Total Crime Rate
854.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
400.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cocker Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 12th 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 Cocker Street (FY1 2BY) in the last 12 months was 854.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Claremont average (432.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 400.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cocker Street (FY1 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 228 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Deansgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Deansgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Deansgate | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Deansgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Queen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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