Total Crime Rate
336.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road 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 Alexandra Road (FY1 6HW) 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 Alexandra Road (FY1 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Waterloo Road, where police recorded 115 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crystal Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Austin Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Austin Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garden Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
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