Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Raleigh Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highfield , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 494 local areas in Blackpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Raleigh Avenue (FY4 1SG) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Highfield average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Raleigh Avenue (FY4 1SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrowside, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tudor Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Highfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windle Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harrowside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kidbrooke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windle Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandhills Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sandhills Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanage Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Swanage Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windle Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutherford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marple Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freemantle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tudor Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harrowside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greystoke Place | — |
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