Crime Rates at Kent Road, Blackpool, FY1 5HB

Kent Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 26th 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 5HB) in the last 12 months was 668.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 300.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (FY1 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.