Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Third Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 168th lowest 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 Third Avenue (FY4 2EU) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Squires Gate average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Avenue (FY4 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Stamford Avenue. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Third Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lodore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grundy Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bamton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bamton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park View Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs First Avenue Offender given penalty notice
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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