Crime Rates at Bickerstaffe Square, Blackpool, FY1 3AH

Bickerstaffe Square area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the highest crime rate of 494 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 Bickerstaffe Square (FY1 3AH) in the last 12 months was 6650.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1183.7% higher than the Bloomfield average (518.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 480 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 12 cases , down -7.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -48.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 605 (≈ 2853.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bickerstaffe Square (FY1 3AH), the main crime hotspot is near Queen Street. Police recorded 379 crimes here, including 219 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.