Total Crime Rate

749.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.7 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 749.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Promenade area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 22nd 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 Promenade (FY1 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 749.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 308.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Promenade (FY1 6BJ), 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 Trafalgar Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Promenade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Robbery Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Road
Apr 2026Burglary St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowrey Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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