Total Crime Rate

668.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

300.5 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 668.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 300.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 215.3 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 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 5HH) 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 5HH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rydal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coop Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bethesda Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bethesda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Louise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pier Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erdington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erdington Road —
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Data Sources

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