Total Crime Rate

336.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.7 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 336.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.8 10/10
  • Other theft 45.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ball Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 75th 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 Ball Street (FY1 6HL) in the last 12 months was 336.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 156.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ball Street (FY1 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Back Waterloo Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ball Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberbanks Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barham 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 Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowrey Terrace —
Apr 2026Robbery Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
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 Back Woodfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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