South Shore
Middle areaSouth west Blackpool. 8,360 people in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in South Shore live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Shore
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Shore at a rate of 141.4 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 | 465 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 281 |
| Other crime | 198 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Shore compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Shore safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Shore at a rate of 141.4 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, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Shore.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (465), anti-social behaviour (281) and other crime (198).
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 South Shore alone. See Blackpool
South Shore in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Shore was £165,000 in 2025.
South Shore had 8,352 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in South Shore live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Shore, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.