What is Blackpool crime rate?

Blackpool is the most dangerous major town in Lancashire, according to figures. The overall crime rate in Blackpool in 2022 was 162 crimes per 1,000 people, in statistics coordinated by public safety data group CrimeRate. This compares poorly to Lancashire's overall crime rate, coming in 95% higher than the Lancashire rate of 83 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Blackpool is the third most dangerous major town, and the 174th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages. The most common crimes in Blackpool are violence and sexual offences, with 11,339 offences during 2022, giving a crime rate of 78. Blackpool's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 205 offences recorded in 2022, an increase of 38% from 2021's figure of 149 crimes. The resort is also the third most dangerous overall out of Lancashire's 236 towns, villages, and cities. In specific months, such as May 2022, Blackpool had the worst crime rate in Lancashire for bicycle theft, with 40 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.27 per 1,000 inhabitants. October 2022 was also a bad month for Blackpool residents, when it was Lancashire's most dangerous area for burglary, recording 97 crimes at a rate of 0.67 per 1,000 residents.

The overall crime rate in Blackpool postcode area is 160.7 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 14.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 159% of national crime rate. The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 293% of national crime rate which puts Blackpool on 1. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 28.8% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 12.5k cases and has increased by 2.7% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2024 - February 2025. Other crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 45.3% over the last twelve months.

With the sixth-highest crime rate in England and Wales, Blackpool lodged 155 offences for every 1,000 people in the year ending September 2024. This is the equivalent of one crime report for every six people. Blackpool had the highest rates of crime of violence against the person and of violence with injury in England and Wales. It also had the second highest rates of violence without injury and sexual offences. Blackpool is one of the most dangerous places to live in England and Wales.

Annual crime rate in Blackpool postcode area is 55.2 crimes per 1000 people. Compared to the national crime rate, Blackpool's rate is at 159% as of March 2025. Violent crime makes up 34.4% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. The total number of violent crime is 14.9k, and this number has increased by 1.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2024 - February 2025. Crime rate ranking : 3, highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas. The total number of violent crime is 14.9k, and this number has increased by 1.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2024 - February 2025.

The crime rate in Blackpool is 15,494 incidents per 100,000 population, according to figures published by the ONS for the year ending September 2023. In the year ending September 2023, there were 21,935 incidents of crime, a 1,179 decrease in incidents when compared to the previous year. The number of incidents of crime in Blackpool fell by 5.1% between the years ending September 2022 and September 2023. Between 2014 and 2023, crime incidents on average grew by 3.4% per year. Blackpool is the 62nd safest unitary authority in England when ordered by crime rate. The 5.1% decrease in crime in Blackpool between the years ending September 2022 and September 2023 is lower than the 0.2% decrease seen in England. The chance of being involved in a violent crime incident in Blackpool is about a 6.67% chance per year. The chance of being involved in an incident of theft in Blackpool is about a 4.43% chance per year. The murder rate or homicide rate in Blackpool is 4.9. Blackpool is the 63rd safest unitary authority in England when ordered by violent crime rate, and 61st safest when ordered by theft crime rate.

Annual total crime rate in Blackpool, (local authority district) is 214 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. 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. Crime rates in Blackpool (local authority district) by type include Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10, Anti-social behaviour 62 10/10, and other types of crimes. Annual total crime rates of wards within Blackpool (local authority district) vary from 75.6 to 765 per 1000 resident population. Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates. Crime rate ratings in Blackpool (local authority district) are based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.