Total Crime Rate

529.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

278.0 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 529.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 278.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.9 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 30.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cocker Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 34th 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 2EB) in the last 12 months was 529.0 per 1,000 residents and was 161.7% higher than the Brunswick average (202.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 278.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cocker Street (FY1 2EB), 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 Cocker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackpool North Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesterfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yates Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yates Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool North Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Platt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashburton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Ashburton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Ashburton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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