Use the full area code before the local subscriber number.
UK geographic telephone code
01253 area code: Blackpool
The 01253 dialling code is associated with Blackpool.
How to dial Blackpool
Use +44 and remove the leading zero from the area code.
An area-code match describes the number range, not the caller's identity or current physical location. Caller ID can also be spoofed.
Recent reports for 01253 numbers
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they left a message saying they're ACI and to call them back I checked the ACI website and this is not the number listed
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Received a spam call from this number this morning. I've now blocked the number.
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Multiple calls over weeks that result in a voicemail message in which a clearly automated voice claims to be from ACI and requests that I call a number. While ACI appear to be a legitimate debt recovery company, these calls are suspected to be a scam.
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Had two missed calls in past half hour saying it’s a matter of urgency that I need to call them back. Apparently from business team at primo energy. Never heard from them
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Either Idiots or Scammers.
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Reported on my phone as potential fraud. Rang multiple times in 15 minutes (until blocked), but left no message.
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Claims to be government environment bullshit
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Number called me and then tried to make out I call him. When I said you called me, he hung up. Marking as neutral but suspect not.
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Called me on 30.4.26 left no message
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"hello I'm the energy advisor for your region" - yeh, sure. She hung up when I didn't answer her questions.
Source and review
This page uses Ofcom telephone area codes area-code information retrieved on 3 September 2026.