Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Blackpool Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brookfield , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

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 Blackpool Road (PR2 6BX) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Brookfield average (156.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackpool Road (PR2 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Thompson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Mill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Morris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxdale Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morris Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burns Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Moorcroft Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Belmont Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennyson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ipswich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shakespeare Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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