Total Crime Rate

749.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

308.7 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 749.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 308.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 246.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 180.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 95.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.8 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 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

Waterloo Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 490 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 Waterloo Road (FY4 1AB) in the last 12 months was 749.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher 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 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 308.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Terrace Under investigation
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 Ward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castlegate Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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