Crime Rates at Wolverton Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9NT

Wolverton Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bispham , and the 122nd 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 Wolverton Avenue (FY2 9NT) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Bispham average (84.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolverton Avenue (FY2 9NT), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.