Central Blackpool
Middle areaSouth west Blackpool. 7,334 people in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Central Blackpool live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Central Blackpool
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Blackpool at a rate of 676.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Blackpool.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,844 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,061 |
| Other crime | 874 |
| Shoplifting | 341 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 291 |
| Drug offences | 165 |
| Burglary | 152 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Robbery | 86 |
| Theft from the person | 56 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Central Blackpool compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Central Blackpool safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Blackpool at a rate of 676.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 183.9 per 1,000 people across Blackpool.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 459 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Blackpool.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,844), anti-social behaviour (1,061) and other crime (874).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Blackpool
These figures are published for the whole of Blackpool, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blackpool and not Central Blackpool alone. See Blackpool
Central Blackpool in brief
The median price paid for a home in Central Blackpool was £90,000 in 2025.
Central Blackpool had 7,071 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Central Blackpool live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Central Blackpool, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.