Total Crime Rate

587.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

309.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 587.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 309.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 261.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 134.0 10/10
  • Other theft 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 29th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (FY1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 587.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 309.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (FY1 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Back Warbreck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewtas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Eaves Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Eaves Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Egerton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lewtas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Eaves Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackpool North Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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