Crime Rates at Stopford Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 0QQ

Stopford Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Greenlands , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 490 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 Stopford Avenue (FY2 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stopford Avenue (FY2 0QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plymouth Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washington Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.