Total Crime Rate

820.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

404.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 820.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 404.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 338.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 212.6 10/10
  • Other theft 53.9 10/10
  • Public order 44.9 10/10
  • Burglary 38.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bairstow 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 Bairstow Street (FY1 5BN) 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 Bairstow Street (FY1 5BN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bairstow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Street Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taylor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shannon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Shannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Shannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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