Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 70.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterloo Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 2AF) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Blackpool South. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 35 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maudland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maudland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maudland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Heliers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackpool South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfield Street —
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Data Sources

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