Total Crime Rate

5509.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2627.4 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 5509.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2627.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2113.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1259.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 372.6 10/10
  • Other theft 367.9 10/10
  • Public order 367.9 10/10
  • Drugs 254.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 217.0 10/10
  • Burglary 113.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 94.3 10/10
  • Other crime 84.9 10/10
  • Robbery 75.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 70.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 61.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 56.6 10/10
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

Cookson Street area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the highest crime rate of 490 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 Cookson Street (FY1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 5509.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1099.0% higher than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -35.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 557 (≈ 2627.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cookson Street (FY1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cookson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool North Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westwell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leopold Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary New Larkhill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raikes Parade Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Raikes Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Raikes Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Edward Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Topping Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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