Total Crime Rate

482.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.7 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 482.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.3 10/10
  • Drugs 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Rawcliffe Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 44th 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 Rawcliffe Street (FY4 1BX) in the last 12 months was 482.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 200.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawcliffe Street (FY4 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 119 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 Rawcliffe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Back Waterloo Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Byron Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bede'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
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 Withnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withnell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bright Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bright Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawcliffe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —

Data Sources

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