Total Crime Rate
1035.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shannon Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 10th 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 Shannon Street (FY1 5AL) in the last 12 months was 1035.9 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% 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 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -52.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 506.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shannon Street (FY1 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Hull Road. Police recorded 475 crimes here, including 189 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 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pier Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hopton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Back Shannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pier Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hopton Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Havelock Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bickerstaffe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Middle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Middle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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