Total Crime Rate

1208.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1208.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 439.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 373.6 10/10
  • Other theft 93.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.9 10/10
  • Burglary 49.5 10/10
  • Other crime 49.5 10/10
  • Public order 49.5 10/10
  • Robbery 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 6th highest crime rate of 494 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 Church Street (FY1 3PA) in the last 12 months was 1208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 133.3% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 527.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (FY1 3PA), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raikes Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Read'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Road
Sep 2025Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Read'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Read'S Avenue
Sep 2025Other crime Gorton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raikes Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raikes Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Raikes Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lily Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longton Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Longton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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