Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 4BH

Waterloo Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 171st highest 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 4BH) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 4BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dover Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkstall Avenue (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.