Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fir Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 233rd lowest 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 Fir Grove (FY1 6PL) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fir Grove (FY1 6PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boardman Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dover Road (14 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 | Other theft | Ferguson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferguson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cunliffe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cunliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ansdell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ansdell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glastonbury Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnott Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boardman Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dover Court | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Beardshaw Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cunliffe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunsop Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenwood Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dover Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dover Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dover Road | Under investigation |
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