Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 1AD

Waterloo Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 48th highest crime rate of 494 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 Waterloo Road (FY4 1AD) in the last 12 months was 516.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 213.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 96 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.