Crime Rates at Douglas Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 7AL

Douglas Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 108th highest crime rate of 494 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 Douglas Avenue (FY3 7AL) in the last 12 months was 281.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Brunswick average (226.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Avenue (FY3 7AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coopers Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A586 (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.