As of March 2026, the annual crime rate in Blackpool postcode area stands at 3.6 crimes per 1000 people. Blackpool's current crime levels are at 163% of the national crime rate. Other crime makes up 2.3% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Other crime totalled 960 representing a decrease 2.2% year-over-year.
| Blackpool postcode area | crime statistic | England & Wales |
|---|---|---|
| 3.6 | annual crime rate per 1k workday people | 2.2 |
| 163% | ratio of national crime rate | 100% |
| 2.3% | share of all crimes | 2.2% |
| 960 | crimes reported | 122k |
| -2.2% | annual change | -0.6% |
| Postcode sector | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY1 1 | 352% | 8 | 22 | |
| FY1 2 | 370% | 8 | 59 | |
| FY1 3 | 344% | 8 | 48 | |
| FY1 4 | 323% | 7 | 62 | |
| FY1 5 | 376% | 8 | 51 | |
| FY1 6 | 324% | 7 | 56 | |
| FY2 0 | 102% | 2 | 34 | |
| FY2 9 | 152% | 3 | 27 | |
| FY3 0 | 134% | 3 | 4 | |
| FY3 7 | 296% | 6 | 62 | |
| FY3 8 | 118% | 3 | 30 | |
| FY3 9 | 117% | 3 | 23 | |
| FY4 1 | 142% | 3 | 27 | |
| FY4 2 | 160% | 3 | 23 | |
| FY4 3 | 220% | 5 | 35 | |
| FY4 4 | 184% | 4 | 57 | |
| FY4 5 | 52% | 1 | 9 | |
| FY5 1 | 128% | 3 | 22 | |
| FY5 2 | 59% | 1 | 11 | |
| FY5 3 | 50% | 1 | 12 | |
| FY5 4 | 182% | 4 | 27 | |
| FY5 5 | 86% | 2 | 8 | |
| FY6 0 | 50% | 1 | 6 | |
| FY6 7 | 79% | 2 | 21 | |
| FY6 8 | 108% | 2 | 10 | |
| FY6 9 | 158% | 3 | 8 | |
| FY7 6 | 218% | 5 | 40 | |
| FY7 7 | 241% | 5 | 35 | |
| FY7 8 | 201% | 4 | 41 | |
| FY8 1 | 126% | 3 | 27 | |
| FY8 2 | 102% | 2 | 20 | |
| FY8 3 | 98% | 2 | 19 | |
| FY8 4 | 92% | 2 | 17 | |
| FY8 5 | 29% | 1 | 5 | |
Crime rate ranking : Blackpool postcode area has the 9. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas
Other crime totalled 960 representing a decrease 2.2% year-over-year. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between March 2025 - February 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.
-2.2% annual change, crime is declining
960 crimes reported
Crime rate percentage changeNumber of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to February 2026.
Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.
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