Crime Rates at Washington Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 0PP

Washington Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in Blackpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Washington Avenue (FY2 0PP) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Greenlands average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Washington Avenue (FY2 0PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edmonton Place, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.