Crime Rates at Ward Street, Blackpool, FY1 6HQ

Ward Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 22nd 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 Ward Street (FY1 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 755.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% higher than the Bloomfield average (518.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 283.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ward Street (FY1 6HQ), 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 (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.