Crime Rates at First Avenue, Blackpool, FY4 2EY

First Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Squires Gate , and the 196th 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 First Avenue (FY4 2EY) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher than the Squires Gate average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (FY4 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bamton Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.