Crime Rates at Buchanan Street, Blackpool, FY1 3LR

Buchanan Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 154th 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 Buchanan Street (FY1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buchanan Street (FY1 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Larkhill Street, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.