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Crime Rates in Blackpool, local authority district

Crime Rate

216

216

High 8/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in Blackpool, (local authority district) is 216 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 8 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Blackpool (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
Criminal damage and arson 13.7 9/10
Other theft 11.7 7/10
Public order 10.5 8/10
Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
Vehicle crime 6.63 7/10
Burglary 6 7/10
Drugs 5.13 6/10
Other crime 4.68 9/10
Possession of weapons 2.3 9/10
Robbery 1.85 6/10
Theft from the person 1.42 4/10
Bicycle theft 1.05 5/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Blackpool (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Blackpool (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Blackpool (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Blackpool (local authority district) and North West (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Blackpool
    LAD
  • North West
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Blackpool (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Blackpool (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Norbreck74.9 low
2. Bispham79.1 low
3. Anchorsholme80.4 low
4. Squires Gate80.7 low
5. Stanley82.4 low
6. Greenlands91.1 low
7. Highfield96.8 low
8. Hawes Side109 low
9. Warbreck140 medium
10. Tyldesley140 medium
11. Marton148 medium
12. Ingthorpe152 medium
13. Layton158 medium
14. Victoria168 medium
15. Brunswick208 medium
16. Waterloo246 high
17. Park247 high
18. Clifton271 high
19. Claremont524 high
20. Bloomfield525 high
21. Talbot775 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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