Total Crime Rate
180.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 151st 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 Westfield Road (FY1 6NX) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westfield Road (FY1 6NX), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Durley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ansdell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkholme Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arkholme Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Weston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lunedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansdell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Marina Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eccleston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boardman Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Rose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shetland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palmer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.