Total Crime Rate

591.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 591.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.0 10/10
  • Other theft 61.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other crime 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Albert Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 36th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Road (FY1 4PL) in the last 12 months was 591.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 268.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Road (FY1 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 202 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cookson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cookson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Westwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Livingstone Road —
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Data Sources

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