Is Blackpool safe? United Kingdom travel risk
Is Blackpool safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Blackpool scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates United Kingdom Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 9 Sep 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Blackpool scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United Kingdom (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Blackpool: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (35/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United Kingdom travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Blackpool belongs to Blackpool (United Kingdom), centered at coordinates 53.8142° N, 3.0503° W (21 m above sea level). Distance to London is 323.4 km towards the SE.
Blackpool
53.8142° N, 3.0503° W
21 m
Europe/London
139,305
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United Kingdom
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (19 °C avg high); Wettest: October (126 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 18° | 19° | 17° | 13° | 9° | 8° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 12° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 103 | 67 | 80 | 77 | 66 | 76 | 97 | 88 | 93 | 126 | 122 | 96 |
Normals: Liverpool (45.4 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Blackpool happened in June, July and September (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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