Total Crime Rate

1035.9 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 1035.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 419.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 302.4 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Burglary 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
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

Bairstow 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 Bairstow Street (FY1 5BN) 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 Bairstow Street (FY1 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bairstow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pier Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Stan Mortensen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stan Mortensen Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stan Mortensen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bickerstaffe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tyldesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyldesley Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Caroline Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dale Street Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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