Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fordway Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 190th 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 Fordway Avenue (FY3 8JL) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Brunswick average (202.1 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fordway Avenue (FY3 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingscote Drive, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockway Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fordway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscote Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Heathway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardsway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blairway Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Josephs Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Josephs Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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