Total Crime Rate

515.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

212.5 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 515.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 212.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 163.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.3 10/10
  • Public order 52.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • 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

Simpson Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 37th 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 Simpson Street (FY4 1HS) in the last 12 months was 515.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -89.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 212.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Street (FY4 1HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brighton Avenue (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Simpson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Frazer Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frazer Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theme/Adventure Park —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Withnell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Montague Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Montague Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawrence Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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