Total Crime Rate
820.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
404.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yorkshire Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 15th 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 Yorkshire Street (FY1 5BG) in the last 12 months was 820.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% higher 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 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 135 (≈ 404.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yorkshire Street (FY1 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tyldesley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bethesda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bethesda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bethesda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Back Shannon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caroline Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kay Street | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bairstow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shannon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Foxhall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxhall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pier Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coop Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blundell Street | Under investigation |
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