Total Crime Rate
1009.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 11th 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 Church Street (FY1 3PB) in the last 12 months was 1009.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% 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 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 522.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (FY1 3PB), 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.
View Crime In Bloomfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cambridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesbury Place | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raikes Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raikes Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raikes Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lincoln Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lily Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lily Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fenton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fenton Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caunce Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lily Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caunce Street | — |
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