Crime Rates at Adstone Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 7PD

Adstone Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Layton , and the 18th highest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adstone Avenue (FY3 7PD) in the last 12 months was 826.5 per 1,000 residents and was 379.5% higher than the Layton average (172.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 365.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adstone Avenue (FY3 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Haslow Place, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elston Avenue (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.