Total Crime Rate
611.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaw Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 34th highest crime rate of 494 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 Shaw Road (FY1 6HB) in the last 12 months was 611.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Bloomfield average (518.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 263.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaw Road (FY1 6HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Waterloo Road, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gadsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gadsby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gadsby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castlegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adrian Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frazer Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frazer Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frazer Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frazer Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Frazer Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ball Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Bede'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Bede'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Bede'S Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crystal Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hilton Avenue | Under investigation |
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