Crime Rates at Milton Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 8LY

Milton Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Brunswick , and the 209th highest crime rate of 490 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 Milton Avenue (FY3 8LY) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Avenue (FY3 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Drive (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.