Total Crime Rate

182.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 182.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lightwood Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Hawes Side , and the 146th highest 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 Lightwood Avenue (FY4 2AU) in the last 12 months was 182.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% higher than the Hawes Side average (103.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwood Avenue (FY4 2AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stansfield Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lightwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stansfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hall Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Taunton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gladstone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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