Crime Rates at Bickerstaffe Street, Blackpool, FY1 5BS

Bickerstaffe 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 Bickerstaffe Street (FY1 5BS) 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 Bickerstaffe Street (FY1 5BS), 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.