Car theft and vehicle crime in Blackpool
364 vehicle crimes were reported to Lancashire Constabulary within about a mile of Blackpool from October 2025 to September 2026. Recent months have been broadly steady: 116 offences in the latest quarter against 114 previously.
Blackpool month by month
August 2026 stands out at 45 recorded offences, while February 2026 dropped to 16. Offences rose 72% from the first half of the period to the second. Average: 30.3 a month.
| Month | Offences | vs 12-month average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 19 | -11 |
| Nov 2025 | 26 | -4 |
| Dec 2025 | 32 | +2 |
| Jan 2026 | 19 | -11 |
| Feb 2026 | 16 | -14 |
| Mar 2026 | 22 | -8 |
| Apr 2026 | 40 | +10 |
| May 2026 | 34 | +4 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | +10 |
| Jul 2026 | 31 | +1 |
| Aug 2026 | 45 | +15 |
| Sep 2026 | 40 | +10 |
How Blackpool compares
Ranked against 83 other towns, Blackpool comes 30. Its 30 offences a month are close to the typical town in our set, next to 116 for Cardiff.
Over the latest three months the one-mile circle around Blackpool averaged 39 vehicle offences a month. That puts central Blackpool busier than 90% of the places in our Great Britain sample. Our benchmark is 400 random postcodes from England, Scotland and Wales, counted with the same one-mile method over Jul 2026, Aug 2026, Sep 2026. Test your own street with the free theft risk checker.
Within the Lancashire Constabulary area, Blackpool ranks 1 of the 3 centres we track at 30 offences a month. The others: Preston (30), Blackburn (22).
Towns nearest to Blackpool
- Preston (14 miles away): 30 a month, about the same than Blackpool
- Blackburn (23 miles away): 22 a month, 29% fewer than Blackpool
- Liverpool (28 miles away): 45 a month, 49% more than Blackpool
Where in Blackpool offences were recorded
Just five locations make up 13% of the 364 offences recorded around Blackpool.
- On or near Parking Area: 15
- On or near Police Station: 12
- On or near Nightclub: 9
- On or near Clifton Street: 7
- On or near Back Warbreck Road: 6
What happened to Blackpool cases
The most common recorded outcome near Blackpool was "investigation complete; no suspect identified" (280 cases).
| Outcome | Offences | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 280 | 77% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 37 | 10% |
| Under investigation | 26 | 7% |
| Status update unavailable | 12 | 3% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 7 | 2% |
| Court result unavailable | 1 | 0% |
What this means if you park near Blackpool
At about 30 offences a month, Blackpool is quieter than a big-city centre, but one theft still costs the full value of the vehicle. Watch August in particular: it produced the highest count locally.
Most owners near Blackpool start with an immobiliser for prevention, then add monitored tracking if the insurer asks for it. See installation options.
Blackpool car theft questions
How much car crime is there in Blackpool?
Police recorded 364 vehicle offences within about a mile of central Blackpool in the 12 months to September 2026, an average of 30 a month. That ranks 30 of 84 towns on our list, in the middle end.
When was vehicle crime worst in Blackpool?
The worst month was August 2026 (45). The quietest was February 2026 (16), and September 2026 came in at 40.
Are car thieves caught in Blackpool?
Rarely. 77% of the Blackpool cases (280 of 364) ended with no suspect identified, while 9 showed a court or charge outcome. Stopping the theft, or recovering the car fast, is the realistic defence.
Does this cover stolen cars only in Blackpool?
Not only. The 364 Blackpool offences combine cars stolen outright, items taken from vehicles and tampering, because police.uk publishes them as one vehicle crime category.
Source: police.uk, centred on 53.8175, -3.0357, retrieved 2026-11-06. Method and limits.