Total Crime Rate

420.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.4 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 420.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kent Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 52nd 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 Kent Road (FY1 5ET) in the last 12 months was 420.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 210.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (FY1 5ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Livingstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Livingstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rishton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erdington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Bethesda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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