Total Crime Rate

401.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.2 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 401.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bolton Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 60th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bolton Street (FY1 6AB) in the last 12 months was 401.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 191.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Street (FY1 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Waterloo Road, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crystal Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castlegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rawcliffe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawcliffe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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