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Crime in Blackpool by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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7,351crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Great Marton Mosslowest rate43.7 per 1,000 a year
136.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Anchorsholme (-8%), Great Marton (-3%) and Little Bispham (-2%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1FoxhallFY1 · 9,023 residents 742.1▲ 14%violence
2North ShoreFY1 · 10,790 residents 534.9▲ 10%violence
3RevoeFY1 · 21,313 residents 373.5▲ 14%violence
4BlackpoolFY1 · 60,024 residents 323.2▲ 11%violence
5Little MartonFY4 · 4,627 residents 306▲ 18%violence
6South ShoreFY4 · 15,286 residents 296▲ 10%violence
7MeresideFY4 · 5,991 residents 268.4▲ 16%violence
8QueenstownFY3 · 16,738 residents 219.9▲ 14%violence
9ClaremontFY1 · 19,653 residents 218.4▲ 11%violence
10LaytonFY3 · 12,164 residents 193.7▼ 2%violence
11Little LaytonFY3 · 13,893 residents 182.8▲ 9%violence
12MartonFY3 · 18,420 residents 157.4▲ 4%violence
13Grange ParkFY3 · 10,760 residents 151.30%violence
14HoohillFY3 · 13,197 residents 144.9▲ 7%violence
15Marton Moss SideFY4 · 7,219 residents 136.3▲ 13%violence
16Hawes SideFY4 · 16,555 residents 125.2▲ 12%violence
17NorbreckFY2 · 5,834 residents 115.9▲ 26%violence
18Great MartonFY4 · 14,514 residents 114.9▼ 3%violence
19ChurchtownFY2 · 11,165 residents 105.3▲ 23%violence
20GreenlandsFY2 · 8,185 residents 105.1▲ 3%violence
21WarbreckFY2 · 11,467 residents 102.6▲ 22%violence
22KnowleFY2 · 11,897 residents 98.2▲ 8%violence
23Squires GateFY4 · 14,347 residents 97.6▲ 36%violence
24WhiteholmeFY5 · 8,265 residents 92▲ 26%violence
25BisphamFY2 · 46,498 residents 84.7▲ 9%violence
26Common EdgeFY4 · 11,375 residents 79.8▲ 10%violence
27Little BisphamFY5 · 9,207 residents 55.6▼ 2%violence
28AnchorsholmeFY5 · 15,058 residents 48.6▼ 8%violence
29Great Marton MossFY4 · 3,479 residents 43.7▼ 12%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Blackpool have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Great Marton Moss, Anchorsholme, Little Bispham, Common Edge and Bispham.

Which areas of Blackpool have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Foxhall, North Shore, Revoe, Blackpool and Little Marton.

Is crime going up or down in Blackpool?

Across Blackpool, 7,351 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.