Total Crime Rate

503.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.1 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 503.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Promenade area has the 21st highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 41st 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 Promenade (FY4 1AR) in the last 12 months was 503.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 240.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Promenade (FY4 1AR), 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 Parking Area (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Promenade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Burglary Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withnell Road
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 Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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