Crime Rates at Boardman Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 6QD

Boardman Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 107th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boardman Avenue (FY1 6QD) in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 176.4% higher than the Hawes Side average (102.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boardman Avenue (FY1 6QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsland Grove, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marina Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.