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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in FY2: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

FY2 recorded 197 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.89 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 46.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 17.9% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring75.79 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment197 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 17.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

197
trending_up +18.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

75.79per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

693

Within FY2 district

Blackpool

33,421

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Buxton Avenue Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 3
9
All Hallows Close Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Vehicle crime: 1
6
Carlin Gate Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 1
6
Hughes Grove Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 5 Public order: 1
6
Kairnryan Close Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Dumfries Close Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Lentworth Avenue Map
total: 5 Vehicle crime: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Lowther Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 1
5
Northumberland Avenue Map
total: 5 Burglary: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
5
Courtfield Avenue Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Burglary: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
197 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
91
46.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
34
17.3%
Vehicle Crime
18
9.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
11
5.6%
Other Theft
10
5.1%
Public Order
10
5.1%
Burglary
6
3.0%
Other Crime
6
3.0%
Shoplifting
6
3.0%
Drug Offences
2
1.0%
Weapons Possession
2
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.5%

Crime Analysis: FY2

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in FY2 (46.2%). Anti-social Behaviour (17.3%) and Vehicle Crime (9.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in FY2 has fallen sharply — by 17.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for FY2 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +18.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -17.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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