Crime Rates at Pierston Avenue, Blackpool, FY2 9UT

Pierston Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 130th 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 Pierston Avenue (FY2 9UT) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% lower than the Claremont average (432.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pierston Avenue (FY2 9UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waverley Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Antrim Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.