Crime Rates at Reads Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 4BP

Reads Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 24th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Reads Avenue (FY1 4BP) in the last 12 months was 691.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% higher than the Bloomfield average (459.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 400.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reads Avenue (FY1 4BP), the main crime hotspot is near Hull Road. Police recorded 452 crimes here, including 199 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.