Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Portland Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 195th 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 Portland Road (FY1 4ED) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (FY1 4ED), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyceum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cumberland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montreal Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montreal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlboro Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmer Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeds Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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