What is the crime rate in norbreck, blackpool?

As of March 2026, the norbreck ward has an annual crime rate of 72.18 per 1,000 residents with 32 total recorded incidents in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates for the ward boundary area.

What is the most common crime in the norbreck ward?

The most common crime in norbreck is Violence & Sexual Offences with 19 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 59.4% of all crime in the ward. This data is sourced from Police.uk open data and covers all crimes recorded by the local police force within the norbreck ward boundary.

WD22 Intelligence Updated March 2026Source: Lancashire Constabulary Police

norbreck Crime Intelligence

Comprehensive safety analysis for norbreck, localized within blackpool.

Total Crimes

trending_down -15.8% MoM

Annual Crime Rate

72.18per 1k

trending_up +0.7% 12m Trend

Safety Rating

Moderate

Total Population

5,999

12-Month Crime Trend

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Crime Categories

Violence & Sexual Offences19

Vehicle Crime4

Anti-social Behaviour3

Burglary2

Other Crime2

Public Order1

Other Theft1

Incident Distribution

Location Reference	Primary Incidents	Total
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6Other theft: 1Public order: 1	9
On or near Wingate Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4	4
On or near Clovelly Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 2	2
On or near Wilvere Drive Map	Other crime: 1Vehicle crime: 1	2
On or near Evesham Close Map	Vehicle crime: 1	1
On or near Ilkley Grove Map	Anti-social behaviour: 1	1
On or near Shelley Grove Map	Burglary: 1	1
On or near Maida Vale Map	Burglary: 1	1
On or near Alpic Drive Map	Anti-social behaviour: 1	1
On or near Elmbank Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 1	1

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Norbreck

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Local Priorities

Anti-social Behaviour, Drugs, Violent Crime.

Issued: 1 Apr 2026

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We work with partners, including the Crown Prosecution Service, to divert identified youths away from antisocial behaviour (ASB). We work on operations designed at targeting persistent street drinkers, and our mobile police station increases our visibility and engagement.

We act on community intelligence around drug dealing, feeding back our positive outcomes to the community.

Operation Grip is our operation to target knife crime hotspots.

Actioned: 30 Jun 2026

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