Total Crime Rate
336.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elland Place 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 Elland Place (FY1 6HX) 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 Elland Place (FY1 6HX), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bede'S Avenue | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ward Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Back Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Back Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West View Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Back Waterloo Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clare Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hyde Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Back Waterloo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bede'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bede'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bede'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bede'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lonsdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowrey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lowrey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowrey Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Bede'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Seymour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Elland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sands Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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