Total Crime Rate
121.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weston Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 228th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Weston Place (FY1 6LN) in the last 12 months was 121.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weston Place (FY1 6LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Avenue, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falmouth Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hawes Side| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threlfall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Avenue | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hodder Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Truro Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Durley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hebden Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hebden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saville Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gladstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gladstone Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Finsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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