Total Crime Rate

366.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.5 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 366.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Livingstone Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 67th 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 Livingstone Road (FY1 4BU) in the last 12 months was 366.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Livingstone Road (FY1 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 338 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Livingstone Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bethesda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Read'S Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Read'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sutton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erdington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erdington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erdington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Read'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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