Crime Rates at Montreal Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 4DT

Montreal Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 50th highest crime rate of 490 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 Montreal Avenue (FY1 4DT) in the last 12 months was 454.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 233.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montreal Avenue (FY1 4DT), the main crime hotspot is near Leeds Road. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.