Crime Rates at Waverley Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 2RT

Waverley Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 140th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Avenue (FY1 2RT) in the last 12 months was 206.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Avenue (FY1 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milford Avenue, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Claremont Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.