Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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
  • 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 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 3AD) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Falmouth Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Threlfall Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shetland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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