Crime Rates at Whittaker Avenue, Blackpool, FY3 8RE

Whittaker Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Brunswick , and the 39th 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 Whittaker Avenue (FY3 8RE) in the last 12 months was 585.6 per 1,000 residents and was 158.5% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 220.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittaker Avenue (FY3 8RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.