Crap Towns / Blackpool / Crime

How much crime is there in Blackpool?

The police recorded 149 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blackpool from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 75.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 145, down from 151 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	151	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	151	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	145	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	75.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.4	7.0
Other theft	11.8	5.4
Shoplifting	10.4	7.1
Public order	10.1	6.6
Vehicle crime	7.1	3.8
Burglary	6.0	3.1
Drugs	4.6	2.4
Other crime	4.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	2.2	0.8
Robbery	1.8	0.6
Theft from the person	1.4	0.4
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blackpool	–	149
Fleetwood	12.9 km	105
Southport	18.0 km	75.8
Cottam	16.0 km	70.3
Kirkham	9.9 km	65.2
Cleveleys	9.6 km	64.0
Poulton-le-Fylde	6.4 km	63.0
Lytham St Anne's	5.3 km	56.1
Thornton	8.9 km	50.8
Tarleton and Hesketh Bank	16.0 km	27.1
Longton	17.6 km	25.4
The typical town	–	76.2