Total Crime Rate

808.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

337.6 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 808.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 337.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 267.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 172.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.4 9/10
  • Public order 54.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 40.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
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

Kirby Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 16th 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 Kirby Road (FY1 6EB) in the last 12 months was 808.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 337.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirby Road (FY1 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Tyldesley Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirby Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sands Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowrey Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tyldesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyldesley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Road
Apr 2026Burglary St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Chad'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crystal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Butler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Butler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crystal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trafalgar Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taylor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crystal Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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