Crime Rates at Bedford Road, Blackpool, FY1 2QS

Bedford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 141st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (FY1 2QS) in the last 12 months was 205.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (FY1 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Claremont Court, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.