Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Blackpool, FY4 4BL

Waterloo Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 71st highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 4BL) in the last 12 months was 382.0 per 1,000 residents and was 187.7% higher than the Marton average (132.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (FY4 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.