Crime Rates at Kirkstall Avenue, Blackpool, FY1 6QU

Kirkstall Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Marton , and the 48th highest crime rate of 490 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 Kirkstall Avenue (FY1 6QU) in the last 12 months was 479.4 per 1,000 residents and was 289.6% higher than the Marton average (123.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 198.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 89.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkstall Avenue (FY1 6QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sedbergh Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.