Crime Rates at Leaford Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 7JB

Leaford Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Claremont , and the 218th lowest 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 Leaford Avenue (FY3 7JB) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Claremont average (460.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leaford Avenue (FY3 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mark'S Place, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penhill Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.