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Crime · Blackpool
Reported crime in Blackpool
29,257 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 181 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
29,257
Rate / 1,000
181
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11,771 | 40% |
| Anti social behaviour | 6,801 | 23% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,940 | 7% |
| Other theft | 1,694 | 6% |
| Public order | 1,645 | 6% |
| Shoplifting | 1,379 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 919 | 3% |
| Drugs | 764 | 3% |
| Burglary | 754 | 3% |
| Other crime | 653 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 357 | 1% |
| Robbery | 246 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 183 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 151 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1076 | 1100 | 937 | 957 | 918 | 896 | 901 | 878 | 963 | 975 | 1108 | 1062 | 11771 |
| Anti social behaviour | 881 | 926 | 636 | 711 | 569 | 616 | 414 | 294 | 396 | 368 | 464 | 526 | 6801 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 180 | 172 | 160 | 166 | 157 | 135 | 164 | 143 | 135 | 169 | 202 | 157 | 1940 |
| Other theft | 138 | 181 | 138 | 145 | 124 | 124 | 118 | 135 | 125 | 150 | 150 | 166 | 1694 |
| Public order | 167 | 158 | 125 | 138 | 101 | 102 | 101 | 117 | 150 | 157 | 162 | 167 | 1645 |
| Shoplifting | 121 | 103 | 112 | 142 | 126 | 125 | 122 | 89 | 102 | 92 | 108 | 137 | 1379 |
| Vehicle crime | 90 | 93 | 71 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 59 | 65 | 66 | 91 | 84 | 119 | 919 |
| Drugs | 71 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 52 | 73 | 64 | 80 | 54 | 764 |
| Burglary | 68 | 70 | 75 | 46 | 76 | 67 | 53 | 38 | 64 | 69 | 55 | 73 | 754 |
| Other crime | 77 | 51 | 46 | 55 | 44 | 48 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 70 | 54 | 653 |
| Possession of weapons | 39 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 26 | 46 | 26 | 357 |
| Robbery | 23 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 246 |
| Theft from the person | 23 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 183 |
| Bicycle theft | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 151 |
| Total | 2968 | 3013 | 2448 | 2536 | 2317 | 2319 | 2115 | 1926 | 2182 | 2254 | 2584 | 2595 | 29257 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Blackpool, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 162,050.