Total Crime Rate

691.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

400.9 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 691.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 400.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 318.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.0 10/10
  • Drugs 50.7 10/10
  • Robbery 36.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other crime 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
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

Central Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 24th 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 Central Drive (FY1 5QF) in the last 12 months was 691.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 400.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Drive (FY1 5QF), the main crime hotspot is near Hull Road. Police recorded 452 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Havelock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rishton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coronation Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pier Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Kay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kay Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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