Total Crime Rate

611.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 611.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 206.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Royle Street 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 Royle Street (FY1 6HU) 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 Royle Street (FY1 6HU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Royle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Castlegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gadsby Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bagot Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gadsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gadsby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Royle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Royle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crystal Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Austin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crystal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Bede'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haig Road

Data Sources

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