Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stony Hill Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 494 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 Stony Hill Avenue (FY4 1PP) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stony Hill Avenue (FY4 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrowside, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornsey Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stony Hill Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bridgeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Byland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albany Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hornsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgeside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sandhills Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windle Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harrowside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harrowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandhills Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kidbrooke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windle Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windle Close

Data Sources

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