Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harris Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harris Avenue (FY1 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harris Avenue (FY1 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Avenue, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dover Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Arkholme Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dover Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fir Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marina Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marina Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marina Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marina Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ansdell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tranmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hodder Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chadfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chadfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chadfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Threlfall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tranmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Cunliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemingway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hemingway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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