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

Alexandra Road 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 Alexandra Road (FY1 6BU) 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 Alexandra Road (FY1 6BU), 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 Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlegate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lonsdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West View Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Moon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crystal Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crystal Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Gordon Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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