Crime Rates at Gloucester Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 4EJ

Gloucester Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Bloomfield , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Avenue (FY1 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Avenue (FY1 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitegate Drive, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.